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The article focuses on a paper indicating the error of algorithmic language ALGOL 60 pointed up by the Algorithm 355 construct in the October 1969 issue of the periodical "Communications of the Automation for Computing Machinery." The procedure statement "p" occurs in the body of this procedure, showing "p" to be a procedure without parameters. As originally submitted, the algorithm contained several procedure statements in which p was replaced by a procedure statement. It is possible that the authors of ALGOL 60 intended to permit this but they did not do so. The author's original form may have been more in the sprit of the ALGOL 60 report but the published form confirms to the syntax of ALGOL 60 as described in the report.