20 JANUARY 1996, Page 24

True heir

Sir: Lord Williams of Elvel asks 'Why was Mitterrand, that most French of French- men, such a Eurofanatic?' ('Who was Mit- terrand?', 13 January). Surely this was not surprising. The European Union is in essence an agreement for the domination of Europe by a Franco-German combina- tion with France as inevitably the subordi- nate partner. That was precisely what Petain stood for and, as Lord Williams points out, M. Mitterrand had been at one time his devoted follower. Just a case of continuity.

Beloff

House of Lords