10 JUNE 1972, Page 23

Berkeley replies

Sir: Mr C. N. Gilmore (Letters, June 3) may indulge in his particular whims and fantasies .to his heart's content.

The facts are that I wrote to Harold Wilson applying to join the Labour Party on July 27, 1970 and was admitted as a member of the Westminster Constituency Party in October 1970. Both these dates were long after the 1970 General Election in which Labour was defeated.

Humphry Berkeley 47 Victoria Street, London, SW1.