13 DECEMBER 1986, Page 33

LETTERS Nazi salutes

Sir: For 40 years I have been attending the Frankfurt Book Fair in the company of about 1,000 British publishers each year. I see them at the Fair, I see them at parties, I see them at bars, I see them walking around and I see them sitting down but never have I seen any of my colleagues giving the Nazi salute or doing a Hitler impersonation.

I just do not know what Mr Frank Johnson is talking about when he makes that absurd statement in his Diary piece of 22 November. Has he actually witnessed a number of Britons doing what he de- scribes? If he hasn't he is insulting this nation.

Andre Deutsch

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