23 JUNE 1967, Page 24

Men of power

Sir: The thing that distinguishes Auberon Waugh's miserably boring and stale rehash of Snow deni- grations is its furtive indirectness. The violent vituperation which, according to Mr Waugh (16 lane), Lord Snow excites 'in certain circles' is, it seems, nothing to do with Snow himself and in any case Mr Waugh is only objectively report- ;ng it. Would it help to create something firm tad dependable among the shifting sands of Mr ?laugh's elusive spite if I defined these circles? they are formed exclusively of people whose own

triviality is rebuked by the monstrous attributes of scientific training, solid literary achievement and a humane preoccupation with human deprivation and suffering over the globe.

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