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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 1111 Franklin Street, 5th Floor Oakland, California 94607-5206   March 15, 2002

Dr. Robert V. Gentry The Orion Foundation P.O. Box 12067 Knoxville, Tennessee 37912 Dear Dr. Gentry: I am writing on behalf of President Atkinson in response to your letter of January 2, 2002, in which you enclosed a copy of your correspondence to the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding the e-print archive that they finance. I have made some inquiries with Los Alamos National Laboratory to better understand the issues you raised, and I am informed that the computer repository was transferred from Los Alamos to Cornell University subsequent to the incident you described in your letter. Therefore, your request for publication is now a matter between the National Science Foundation and Cornell University. We hope that this issue will be resolved to your satisfaction. Sincerely, Ronald A. Nelson Director, Contracts Management Laboratory Administration cc:     President Atkinson Provost King Vice President McTague Director Browne