25 NOVEMBER 1966, page 15

Medical Aid For Vietnam

SIR,—May 1 have the courtesy of your columns to reply to some of the points you raise on the recent trial by TV on the Medical Aid Committee for Viet- nam? ('Spectator's......

My Privilege, Your Protection

SIR, —Mr Cline cannot be allowed to escape from his errors so airily. He said a barrister is an 'officer of the court.' This is absolutely wrong. It is the soli- citor who is,......

Company Ethics

S1R,—I was very surprised to read Nicholas Daven- port's attack on Lord Campbell and myself in his article last week. I have never said, or even remotely implied that 'when......

Poets At War

B. Cox writes with proper appreciation of Keith Douglas's poetry but I cannot understand his odd illusion that 'it was left to Ted Hughes in an article in The Critical Quarterly......

Entranced

SLR, —John Rowan Wilson in his light-hearted and enjoyable article 'Entranced' (Spectator, November 18) is rather less than kind to Anton Mesmer when he says that `Mesmer's......

More Press Mergers?

Sta,—You suggest that I am thinking of the finan- cial gains that might accrue from allowing an evening paper monopoly to arise in London. In fact, you imply that I am thinking......

Poets At Peace

SIR,—As usual, the Critical Quarterly is organising this year poetry competitions for people who have not published a book of verse, and for under-nine- teens. Further details......