S-77
3. It is usally the purpose of the discussion of all appeal merely to elicit information and clarify positions, rather than to settle the case once and for all. However, where facts are brought out in the discussion which completely change the complexion of a case (e.a., a work by a Turkish citizen is found to have been first published in a U.C.C. country), it may be appropriate to indicate what action the office will take. In any case, a brief written report of the conference should be added to the correspondence file, and the final action of the office should be stated or confirmed in a letter to the applicant.
