25 MARCH 1960, Page 19

TORRID ZONES is very evident from his long and detailed

letter that your Mr. Childers is a stickler for pre- cision and legality; so could you please ask him to reply to the following question : Can we have a few illustrative examples (excluding the new African

States) of 'normally established States with anormal history'? The answers would be very enlightening to- . Yours faithfully,

H. EDELSTON

West Hill House, Allertots Hill, Leeds, I