24 SEPTEMBER 1948, Page 5

No wise diplomatist will antagonise the Press. Mr. Krishna Menon,

the High Commissioner for India, has come back from that Dominion to summon a Press conference and inform his hearers that the majority of the British Press reporters in India and Pakistan had been very poor reporters. The Times, the B.B.C. and a variety of other papers had the misfortune to incur his censure. Two observa- tions suggest themselves regarding this. One is that regarding Indian affairs British reporters and commentators are more likely to take an impartial view than Mr. Krishna Menon. The other is that if ever Mr. Krishna Menon in future desires the assistance of the Press the, response may be a little less than enthusiastic. Janus.