3 AUGUST 2002, page 28

German View Of Versailles

From Mr lain Smith Sir: Frank Johnson, with whose column I normally wholeheartedly agree, writes (27 July) in respect of the 1919 Versailles Treaty: 'The Germans of all classes......

Lost On The Fairway

From Mr R.W. Smith Sir: East is east, and west is west, and it is the wrong Lothian that your reviewer Ian Dunlop has chosen (Books, 27 July). When playing golf over any of the......

Gays Galore

From Mr Andy Jennings Sir: Peter Oborne ('Minority pursuits', 20 July) made a reasoned assessment of the Conservatives' attempts to broaden their candidate base. However, there......

Holy Smoke

From Mr J. P. Veen - Ilan Sir: In 'Pius the hero' (20 July) John Laughland introduces 'the man who can prove his innocence'. But if Father Gumpel can, then why does he not do......

St Mugg, The Girner

From Mr Leon Le Leu Sir: Theodore Dalrymple (Second opinion, 20 July) has surpassed himself in his description of Malcolm Muggeridge, who enunciated his opinions 'as if......

Ethnic Conundrum

From Mr Raphael Rish Sir: If Matthew Leeming (`The lost tribe', 6 July) believes that blond, blue-eyed Afghans may have descended from Alexander the Great's soldiers, could he......

Dutch Discouraged

From Mr Andrew Hoogeweegen Sir: Would you remind Taki (High life, 6 July) that the Dutch were not sufficiently fleetfooted in 1940 to prevent the flattening of most of my home......

Life Of Basil

From Mr Anthony Howard Sir: I have been asked by the literary executors of the late Cardinal Basil Hume to write his official biography. I would be most grateful if anyone......