INDO-CHINA
SIR,—Others besides myself must be bewil- dered by the contradictory accounts of the position in Indo-China which have been given us in the past few weeks. It is not long since we were assured that victory over the Communist forces would begin after the monsoons. When Dien Bien Phu fell, we were told that the loss of its garrison of 10,000 men mattered little, as the French had an army of 400,000 men prepared to defend the Delta. Now it seems that General Giap's force of 40,000, which was supposed to have suffered tremendous losses at Dien Bien Phu, is expected to sweep everything before it !
It is, of course, important to deceive the enemy when possible; but either the former statements were too wildly optimistic to deceive anyone, or something has happened • behind the scenes about which we are being kept in the dark.
A strong government policy must have the support of public opinion; and this can be assured only if we know the facts, at least in outline.—Yours faithfully,
R. KENNARD DAVIS
Orr the Hill, Pilion, Shepton Mallet, Somerset MPs' SALARIES
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