1 AUGUST 1958, page 7

'i Think It Would Be Almost True To Say That

the frontier of the United States is on the Euphrates.' Lord Salisbury. Pity all the Iraqi oil wells are on the other side of the river. . PHAROS......

Experiments With Time

By BRIAN INGLIS In my dream I recognised the place as an island of which I had dreamed before—an island which was in imminent peril from a volcano. And, when I saw the vapour......

A Spectator's Notebook

IT IS ALWAYS a matter of astonish- ment to me that we should allow our Lord Chief Justice to be ap- pointed through the political spoils system, when there would be hell to pay......

The Bbc's Middle East Round-up On Saturday Night Was A

notable project—but a sad disappoint- ment. It began well from Iran with an admirable interview of the Shah by Christopher Chataway, and ended well with another good interview......

The Programme Brought Up Once Again The Vexed Question Of

BBC 'impartiality.' Mr. Chataway left us with the impression that everything in Iran is fine; but he did not interview anybody who holds the opposite viewpoint—possibly because......

Does Reading Newspaper Reports Of Preliminary Proceedings...

before whom the case comes up for trial? I doubt it. The Tucker Committee, which has been investigating the sub- ject, was set up on account of the Bodkin Adams case, where the......