"The subcommittee took as its fundamental premise," Brooks told the Faculty yesterday, "that to deny our Faculty members or students permission to participate [in the Cambridge Project] is inconsistent with any meaningful definition of academic freedom. Once this fundamental premise is accepted, according to a majority of the subcommittee, Harvard as an institution cannot remain wholly uninvolved, but must accept responsibility for the direction and balance of the work by sharing control of the enterprise with M. I. T."

According to Brooks, the subcommittee agreed unanimously:

"that the development of computer based techniques and substantive research was important for the future of the social sciences at Harvard:

"that there was no firm basis for denying permission to individuals or groups in the Harvard community to apply for and accept funds from the Cambridge Project:

"that Harvard should create a committee, including some people not primarily interested in the particular kind of work envisioned in the Cambridge Project, to develop plans for Harvard participation in this area, to seek diversified funding, and to consider policy and ethical issues which may arise in connection with computer-based social research and data banks."