18 SEPTEMBER 1982, page 17

East-west Trade

Sir: Nicholas von Hoffman (4 September) is critical of President Reagan for telling the world that a de facto state of war exists bet- ween the United States and the Soviet......

Letters

Threatened churches Sir: Readers of Gavin Stamp's excellent ar- ticle on the threatened closure of St Bar- nabas, Pimlico (4 September) will be depressed to know that things are......

Mote And Beam

Sir: If and when Mr Jeffrey Bernard of `Low life', (28 August) is able to persuade the American jockey, Steve Cauthen, to teach American tourists manners, I suggest he includes......

Alas, Poor Warwick

Sir: Richard West appropriately touches upon the sad mutilations of Warwick (11 September). Thrice-fold have they occur- red: naturally by the Great Fire of the late 18th......

Lapse In Design

Sir: Gavin Stamp (11 September), while rightly pointing to Arup Associates's dignified facade as the only reasonable pro- posal so far for the building on the site ad- joining......

Senatorial Error

S e ptember ), With reference to an article by `Taki' (4 Williams, I have never met Mr Harrison Williams, former Senator from New Jersey. I Judge the remainder of this article......

Civil Sdp Servants

Sir: Colin Welch's interesting articles about the SDP (4 and 11 September) have ap- peared shortly after a senior civil servant to ld me that he and his colleagues sup- ported......