Dear Mr Credi:

We have not continued the subscription to the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs for several reasons:

It is too specialized in scope for a library of this size; it not indexed in Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, or Social Sciences Index, or Infotrac and it is not listed in Magazines for Libraries.

If you had spoken or written to me prior to donating the subscription, I would have declined your thoughtful offer for the above reasons.

The Library is not required to accept or retain unsolicited gifts which do not fit in with the library's needs

I apologize for the delay in responding to your letter. Thank you for your offer.

Yours truly,

Robert Trudell