December 11, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 15, 1997, (the "Merger Agreement"), among The Registry,...

 
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                                    December 11, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November
15, 1997, (the "Merger Agreement"), among The Registry, Inc. (the "Registrant"),
The Hunter Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation and Gatherer Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, which is
an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Current Report")
filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  The
Company hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of any
annex, schedule or exhibit to the Merger Agreement omitted from the copy of such
agreement filed as an exhibit to the Current Report.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    THE REGISTRY, INC.


                                    By:   /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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                                    Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
                                    Vice President and General Counsel