12 NOVEMBER 1994, Page 33

Sir: As to William Cash's allegations of a Jewish cabal

running the United States film industry, I would draw his and your readers' attention to the backgrounds of those stal- wart Gentiles without whom there would not have been a British film industry: Sir Alexander Korda, Sir Michael Balcon and Lord Grade.

I could stretch the analogy further by referring to the film industries of France, pre-war Germany and the former Soviet Union (have I left any out?).

Maybe Mr Cash should have stopped to reflect that Jews are pretty good at running this sort of business. But then reflection has never characterised his journalism.

Irving Shatski

160 West End Avenue, New York, USA