16 MARCH 2002, Page 40

From Mr Clive Warner Sir: I spent a year of

hell in Saudi Arabia running one of its radio stations. It was like living in an open prison. I found the people were cruel, intolerant, joyless and bigoted. I have to take issue with your writer, though, in his recommendation to divide the territory.

No mention was made of the Yemenis, who in my experience are the only decent, hard-working, friendly people in the area. (I am not including Muslims from other lands.) Give a nice chunk to the Yemenis. I would. Clive Warner

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