22 FEBRUARY 1946, Page 4

No one can feel quite happy at the news that

Sir Arthur Harris, " Bomber Harris," has left this country, apparently for ever, to settle in South Africa, without any public recognition of the immense work he organised so brilliantly throughout the war. There is plenty of room for differences of opinion about the intensive bombing of Getmany, but that was decided at a higher level. Sir Arthur was there to carry out the policy adopted, and there can be no question about the ability and efficiency with which he did his job. The fact that he was in charge of Bomber Command from 1942 to the end of the war is proof enough of that. Yet none of the honours so

rightly awarded to Lord Portal, Lord Tedder, Lord Dowding and others came his way. I should like to know why. * * * *