Exhibit 2.3



                              December 10, 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 October
30, 1996, (the "ARI Acquisition Agreement"), among The Registry, Inc. (the
"Company"), ARI Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant,
and Application Resources, Inc. and the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
November 26, 1996, (the "SCR Acquisition Agreement"), among the Company, SCR
Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant, and Shamrock
Computer Resources, Ltd., each of which is an exhibit to the Company'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
supplementary to the Commission, upon request, a copy of any annex, schedule or
exhibit to the ARI Acquisition Agreement or SCR Acquisition Agreement,
respectively, omitted from the copies of such agreements filed as exhibits to
the Current Report.

                              Very truly yours,

                              THE REGISTRY, INC.


                              By:   /s/ Robert E. Foley
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                                    Robert E. Foley
                                    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer