7 JULY 1961, Page 29

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7 rebutted. In spite of his black-and-white mentality—how natural that an opponent should be seen as a tar-baby I—Mr. Conquest knows that my disgust at the invasion of Cuba is matched by, and in no way contradicted by, my disgust at Castro's bloody and undemocratic actions. Why, then, does he pretend to think that I applaud Castro's refusal to hold elections?—Yours faithfully,