27 JANUARY 1939, Page 21

DIPLOMATIC ASSETS [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR]

Sit,—Mr. Harold Nicolson informs us that it is quite under- standable that the Munich agreement should be regarded as a tremendous diplomatic disaster and Mr. Chamberlain as a tremendous diplomatic asset.

Is a general who has led his forces to a tremendous disaster really to be regarded as a tremendous asset? Are circles really square? Or does Mr. Nicolson mean that Mr. Cham- berlain is a tremendous diplomatic asset to Herr Hitler? If so, we can all heartily agree, but surely that meaning should