President Arthur Costa E Silva
Palacio Da Alvorada
Brasilia

Dear Mister President:

      The recent decision of your government to remove a number
of Brazil's leading scientists and scholars from their University
positions is a matter of grave concern to us. We feel that to de-
prive Brazil of the benefit of the intellecutal and scientific
leadership provided by such internationally eminent scientists as
Frofs. Isaias Raw, Albert0 Carvalho da Silva and Helio Lourenco
deoliveira among others, will cause inestimable damage to the progress

of science and education in Brazil.  Moreover, the anti-intellectual

image of the government, created by this unfortunate action, is certain
to have serious repercussions among scientists in the world community,
whose sympathy and cooperation is essential to the continued technolog-
ical development of Brazil.

      We appeal to you to look personally into this matter in
order that these scholars are returned to their institutions and
encouraged to pursue their work in a climate of intellectual freedom.