16 SEPTEMBER 2000, Page 31

Capitalist Che

From Paulo Lowndes Marques Sir: I was amused by Christopher Fildes's notes on Che Guevara becoming governor of the Central Bank of Cuba (City and sub- urban, 19 August). Banknotes issued during his tenure were signed just `Che', and among the banking community the Central Bank was, perhaps inevitably, known as Che's Manhattan.

Paulo Lowndes Marques

Lisbon, Portugal