ATTORNEY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ON OCTOBER 18, 1999, DECLARES IN WRITING THAT UT-AUSTIN HAS HAD NO ROLE OF ANY TYPE IN ANY OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF AND ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF CRIMINAL-LAW COMPLAINANT JOHN KEVIN MCMILLAN OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA

(EDITOR'S NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS THE EXACT TEXT OF A SIGNED OCTOBER 18, 1999, LEGAL LETTER ON OFFICIAL UT-AUSTIN STATIONERY THAT MR. LEE STANLEY SMITH, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL AFFAIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND ALSO AN ATTORNEY MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, WROTE AND MAILED TO MYSELF, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ALUMNUS JOHN KEVIN MCMILLAN OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA.

A SEPT. 13, 1999, E-MAIL LETTER FROM MYSELF THAT WAS CITED BELOW BY UT-AUSTIN ATTORNEY LEE STANLEY SMITH, HAD ACCURATELY QUOTED A HIGHLY-REGARDED UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PROFESSOR WITH A SPECIALTY IN ECONOMIC BOTANY, DR. BERYL SIMPSON, AS HAVING VOLUNTEERED TO MYSELF ON THE TELEPHONE IN 1999 THAT "THERE APPEAR TO BE SOME MEANIES (SIC) IN THE AUSTIN AREA WHO ARE HARASSING (SIC) YOU (UT-AUSTIN ALUMNUS JOHN KEVIN MCMILLAN OF AUSTIN)."

IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT LEE STANLEY SMITH CHOSE TO CARBON-COPY THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER 18, 1999, LEGAL LETTER OF HIS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT. --- JKM)

"Office of the President
"The University of Texas at Austin
"Vice President for Administration and Legal Affairs
"P.O. Box T(,) Austin, Texas 78713-8920(,)
"(office phone number of) (512) 471-1241 (and) (512) 471-1232(,)
"FAX (512) 471-8102

"Associate Vice President for Administration and Legal Affairs
" "MAI 206 G4500
"phone: (512) 475-7715
"fax: (512) 471-1069

"October 18, 1999

"Mr. John K. McMillan
"P.O. Box 11517
"Austin, Texas 78711

"Dear Mr. McMillan:

"Please be advised that The University of Texas at Austin is not responsible for the (privacy-related) concerns you present in your e-mails of September 13, 1999(,) to (UT-Austin) Vice President Patricia Ohlendorf. Accordingly, we consider this matter officially closed. If you desire to pursue these matters further, you will need to do so in a different forum.

"Because our consideration of these matters has been concluded, please do not call, write e-mail or otherwise attempt to contact any University official or employee with regard to these matters in the future.

"Sincerely,

"Lee Smith
"Associate Vice President for Administration and Legal Affairs

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"c: UT Police Department"