23 NOVEMBER 1956, Page 20

SIR,—The extraordinary statements in the article 'The Plagues of Egypt'

in your issue of November 16 are so contrary to the facts that one feels one must protest. 'Encouraged by the overwhelming support his [Nasser's] cause has received at the UN and in world opinion' and 'Colonel Nasser's prestige has been enhanced by a successful defiance of Britain and France' are statements which betray a lamentable ig- norance of anything to do with the Middle East or recent developments there.—Yours faith- fully, T. P. WILLIAMS 130a Coombe Lane, Wimbledon, SW20