17 JUNE 1949, page 18

The French Communists

Sra,—In the Spectator of May 27th you publish a letter by Miss Frida Stewart which I cannot leave unanswered. Being French and having worked with the Free French movements, I......

The Arab States And Israel

Sta.—Mr. Hodgkin's excellent review , of conditions among the Arab League Powers would surely have been of even greater value had he looked at the realities of the present day.......

Blackpool Faith-healers

SIR,—The marked reversion to religious fervour and phraseology at the Blackpool Conference is worthy of some note. Religious zeal should unite us to God, but one looks in vain......

Perjury And The Oath

Sia,—Protests against the procedure in the case of Gerhard Eisler are, of course, merely* formal, since nothing could be more obvious than the relief of all parties concerned......

Horsa's Monument

Sis,—On June 10th you kindly published my letter linking the first Jutes in Kent with the North Frisian coast of Schleswig-Holstein. May I now speculate, though with less......