UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
Sta,—In grave economic difficulty and danger of destruction in an atomic war in which then can be no adequate defence, we are now reaping the fruit of the fatal and foolish policy of unconditional surrender. Now that it is too late, it was made apparent in a recent Parliamentary debate that Mr. Bevin had been opposed to unconditional surrender and not only he, but even Mr. Churchill himself. It is a rather sad and grim reflection that while there was still time to take some useful action neither of these gentlemen came out into the open, while I and those of my friends who shared my views were denounced, and even in some cases imprisoned, as pro-Nazis and potential traitors.
The excuse of our leading statesmen appears to be that they dared not risk offending the American President. When, however, an Allied leader is bent on committing a fatal blunder, no excess of desire to present an appearance of a united front should ever prevent a quiet but firm refusal to support him in the wrong course which he proposes to follow.—Yours faithfully, BEDFORD.
Crowholt, Woburn, Bletchley, Bucks.
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