29 SEPTEMBER 1984, page 16

Greene's Jests

John Sutro Monte Carlo O n the occasion of Graham Greene's 80th birthday I am attempting to summarise some aspects of a friendship which, starting through our mutual friend......

Gromyko's Dialectic

George Szamuely H appy days are here again! This week, Mr Gromyko pops round to see Presi- dent Reagan; and even as he does so the air is thick with talk of future summits......