I am sure that it was not so interpreted and I am sure that anyone who knew the facts realised that we were so busy in Rhodesia, my right hon. Friend and I, that there would not have been time for us to have dealt with all the letters which were received—a large number of them indeed—no matter how distinguished the person or persons who sent them. There was certainly no snub intended. There just was not time to deal with it, and I have explained our position.