31 JANUARY 1947, Page 15

FRENCH POLITICAL PARTIES

SIR,—Dr. David Thomson refers to " the more authoritarian right-wing groups, such as the P.R.L." I submit that with the exception of the moribund Union Gaulliste• there are no authoritarian right-wing groups in France, and the P.R.L. in particular stands for something resembling Manchester School individualism.—Yours faithfully,