LETTERS
Fawley some mistake
From the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James's Sir: Having read Petronella Wyatt's column of 9 September, I thought it might be appropriate to draw your attention to the following facts.
During the second world war, Fawley Court was the place where British intelli- gence officers were trained. After the war the condition of Fawley did not allow it to be inhabited and there were even plans to demolish it. In 1953 it was bought by the Marian Fathers who, for 33 years, ran a secondary school there and prepared more than 3,000 young people for university studies. Since the college was closed down, Fawley has become a religious and confer- ence centre for all nationalities and all kinds of Christian religions. For 47 years it has been undergoing several expensive redecorations and conservation works, by permission of English Heritage. Only thanks to this activity has it been saved from destruction. Today, a museum of Polish historical documents, a library and a rich collection of works of art can be seen there.
Thus Miss Wyatt's column in The Specta- tor does not reflect at all the real meaning the centre has for the Polish and British communities in the United Kingdom.
Let me add that the comments on the national features of Poles cannot be deemed other than as unjust, biased and in bad taste.
Stanislaw Komorowski London W1
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