24 NOVEMBER 1967, Page 39

The curse of gimmickry Sir: I try very hard to

keep up with current affairs in Great Britain, which is why I have your paper airmailed to me every week. But haven't you let me down in your 10 November issue when, under `Government—the curse of gimmickry,' by one Ronald Grierson, you say that he resigned as chief executive of the sac a fortnight ago, but, through- out the following three full columns, you won't tell us what 1RC stands for7

International Red Cross? No. Irish Republic Constabulary? Never!

I Request Clarification.

David Morris Park Hill, 8159 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 46, California, USA Industrial Reorganisation Corporation, as men- tioned in the third column (paragraph ten of Mr Grierson's article), Sorry it wasn't in the first.— Editor, SPECTATOR.