18 JANUARY 1957, page 19

Sir,—your 'despised' Correspondence Reminds Me Of An...

war when I was staying at our Embassy in Rome. A young honorary attache, asked during dinner how he proposed to amuse us for the remainder of the evening, replied, 'Let's go......

Government By Old Etonians

SIR,—The Spectator and its contributor, Mr. Christopher Hollis, are both to be congratulated on the candid, yet good-natured, analysis of 'Govern- nient by Old Etonians.' But,......

The Supreme Deterrent Sin,—mr. Angus Maude's Article 'the...

seems to me to be equally mistaken about the hydrogen bomb and about foreign policy. He says : 'We cannot afford to leave the thermo- nuclear weapon to the United States for the......

Sir,—time And Again One-sided Versions Of Egyptian...

and corruptness appear in the daily press, are accepted as truth, and used as counter-accusations whenever our conduct in Egypt is questioned. Such stories have increased since......

Sir,—for The Information Of Mr. Jesman I Wish To State

that I was a member of Maadi Club for seven- teen years. During that time I sat on various com- mittees and sub-committees and I never remember the refusal of an Egyptian......

Letters To The Editor

The Despised Alan Silvera, William Dougtas Home, R. Wingfield, David Morris Government by Old Etonians Capt. Henry Kerby, MP Polite Politics Admiral Sir W M. James Jan Masaryk......

Jan Masaryk

SIR,—One hesitates to cross swords with a former Prime Minister writing about a former Foreign Minister, especially when it is to contradict his high opinion of someone for whom......

Polite Politics

SIR,—We are often warned that in a democracy, in which universal suffrage obtains, statesmen are ultimately replaced by politicians because vote- catching becomes the prior......

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