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Provost, Deans Advise

Mr. Shannon's letter explained that: "I have
requested the advice of the Provost...and of the
Deans; and I have taken into account the views
and thoughts of a number of the members of
the University - students, administrative
officers, and faculty - which have been
expressed to me."

In supporting his decision, the President
said: "The University has an obligation to
maintain an atmosphere in which all views can
be expressed, in which individuals can oppose
the war or defend it, or advocate various means
of ending it, as a matter of academic and
intellectual freedom.