24 NOVEMBER 1984, Page 23

Dastardly

Sir: Should Mr Watkins's hypothetical traitor ever be named (Diary, 17 Novem- ber), whether or not he has by then done the dastardly treachery he intends, will Auberon Waugh seek to strip him of his knighthood — assuming that he has, with or without Mr Waugh's help, succeeded in acquiring one?

Alexander Elliot

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