14 OCTOBER 1978, page 17

Soviet Aims In Africa

Sir: If I had not actually read Mr Xan Smiley's article (30 September) on Rhodesia I would not have believed it Possible for anyone to have written at such length on the current......

Sir: The British Foreign Secretary, Dr David Owen, Is Naive

if he believes that his all - party conference on Rhodesia will bring Peace to that strife-torn land. Attem pts at r econciliation of the Patriotic Front leaders and the......

Sir: Xan Smiley, Writing In Your Issue Of 30 September,

makes one good point and several poor ones. He quite rightly suggests that if the i nstitutions (civil service, academia, judici ary) are handed over relatively intact this......

Prophets

Sir: Michael Foot, writing about Ignazio Saone (23 September), tells us that 'for some reason not easily discernible he is one of those prophets who was never accorded proper......

Whistling Beethoven

Sir: I do not think that Mr Geoffrey Wheatcroft is quite correct in his 'Last Word' in the 30 September issue entitled 'Singing songs'. He states that 'Beethoven's quartets have......

Low Flying

Sir: So the Ministry of Defence do what they can 'to alleviate the problems' of low-flying aircraft 'by spreading the burden around as fairly as possible' (Letters, 30......

Travoltamania

Sir: When tuning in to Radios 3 and 4 I sometimes find it difficult to avoid getting the regional version of local radio, Radio Bristol, and the other day I heard a voice say,......

Sarah Grand

Sir: I am writing a biography of Sarah Grand (Frances McFall) 1862-1943, author of The Heavenly Twins, The Beth Book and other novels, as well as being a suffragist. I should be......