12 SEPTEMBER 1946, page 13

Snt,—your Sweeping Condemnation Of Russia For Her...

the countries of her Allies is not without justification. But you ought to state also the other side. If Russia regards Britain and America as possible enemies in a future war......

The Soviet System-

SiR,—Mr. Havelock in your issue of September 6th tells us that in this last war the Russians fought " better than they have ever done," and attributes this to the Soviet system.......

World-wide Fifth Column

Sta,—As a description of the facts your article on a World-Wide Fifth Column is substantially correct. But your conclusion that organised Labour is the body best fitted to deal......

Planning And Herrings

Sm,—Two passages in adjoining paragraphs in your Notes of the Week in The Spectator of August 30th make strange reading when taken together. In one paragraph you say: " The......

The Achievements Of U.n.r.r.a.

Snt,—Mr. Henn, in reviewing the lessons from the working of U.N.R.R.A. (The Spectator, August 3oth), reveals a remote acquaintance with its pur- pose and _ methods. A......

Sta,—in Exmouth, At To A.m. This Morning, I Tried To

buy some herrings, but was refused on the ground that I had come too late to get things in such short supply. At Teigrunouth, six miles away as the fishing-boat sails, 40,000......