12 FEBRUARY 1977, Page 18

Hugh Dalton Sir: Could I make an appeal to any

reader who knew Hugh Dalton, Labour politician, economist and writer, or who possesses anY documents relating to him ? I have been commissioned by Cambridge, University Press to write a biograPhY Dalton, and I would be extremely interesten to hear from anybody who has a letter from him, however seemingly trivial, or wh° recalls an incident involving him, however apparently slight. Nothing will be quoted without perMls• sion, and any material used will be follY acknowledged.

Ben Pimiott Department of Politics, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne