On Sep 12, 2020, at 8:58 AM, [email protected] Notification <[email protected]> wrote:

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The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the [email protected] group.

• /Historical and Local Pamphlets/p-6 Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W.(retired pamphlet).pdf

By: Thom R.

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Originally published in 1949 and out of copyright in the US, this pamphlet was "retired" recently for reasons that, for the life of me, I cannot get a straight answer to. If anyone can shed any light on the true reason(s) this pamphlet was "retired" please let us all know. This is an incredible pamphlet and even included the best (only) verbose version in Bill's own words, the six steps as Ebby gave them to him. I am making it available here on AAHL not only because of its immense historical value but also in protest. I have spent a lot of time, effort and even money travelling to regionals, etc. trying to get answers but am never given true, direct answers even by those who rammed it through (without any actual stated reasons that I could find in the Conference background nor by direct questions to the committees involved, as to what exactly was wrong with this pamphlet where the PI/CPC committee (an outward facing committee it can be argued) of panel 68 was able to decide for all of us inside AA itself that this pamphlet should be taken from us. They did this while the literature committee just sat back and watched, without objection, as it was forced through a very busy GSC that has over 90 items on the agenda to tear through. All of this stinks to high heaven and some answers would be nice. In the meantime, can anyone spot anything in this historical pamphlet that would be so "dangerous" to the internal AA fellowship that it should be taken away from us wholesale? Because I sure can't. --Thom