12 SEPTEMBER 1946, Page 13

Snt,—Your sweeping condemnation of Russia for her espionage activities in

the countries of her Allies is not without justification. But you ought to state also the other side. If Russia regards Britain and America as possible enemies in a future war does not America in holding closely to the secret of the atomic bomb presume some future enemy in Europe? American journals make no secret of the fact that the enemy is Russia. Whatever the effect on the Russian mind, there has been nothing calculated to do more violence to future peace than this cornering of the atomic bomb by the United States Government. The very first move after Japan was defeated should have been to hand over the secret to some international body with the absolute condition that it should never be used in war.— Yours faithfully, RICHARD LEE. 3, South Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry.

[The United States has in fact offered to hand over the secret of the bomb to an international authority (U.N.O.) as evidence is forthcoming of its power to guarantee security.—En., The Spectator.]