House of Commons 1938 Crisis
Right Honourable Members of Parliament in the Commons,
The British people have been through hell and back in the past few decades. Restoration of our values was only possible due to our commitment to peace in the period of reconstruction since the Great War and, in this very day, I am in Munich and we are faced with the possibility of tragedy once more.
The movements seen in the German Reich and the Kingdom of Italy are signs of disgruntlement with the delicate peace established in our continent. It is our duty to ensure these threats are appeased and contained so that prosperity may continue in our island.
As Prime Minister I, and His Majesty's Government as a whole, are responsible to you, Members of Parliament. It is only with your advice that I may respond appropriately to the crises that our nation may face and I must ask that you act creatively and quickly to assist me in facing the demons ahead of our nation with grace.
You may use every power at your disposal: Ministers and Secretaries of State should utilise every resource possible through their ministries and departments. Their Shadows, in the meantime, should be holding them accountable while they do. Think creatively and, together, we can make sure the looming European threat stays away from Britain's beaches.
The madness that we may soon be faced with can successfully be met only with unity.
Yours truly,
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
The British people have been through hell and back in the past few decades. Restoration of our values was only possible due to our commitment to peace in the period of reconstruction since the Great War and, in this very day, I am in Munich and we are faced with the possibility of tragedy once more.
The movements seen in the German Reich and the Kingdom of Italy are signs of disgruntlement with the delicate peace established in our continent. It is our duty to ensure these threats are appeased and contained so that prosperity may continue in our island.
As Prime Minister I, and His Majesty's Government as a whole, are responsible to you, Members of Parliament. It is only with your advice that I may respond appropriately to the crises that our nation may face and I must ask that you act creatively and quickly to assist me in facing the demons ahead of our nation with grace.
You may use every power at your disposal: Ministers and Secretaries of State should utilise every resource possible through their ministries and departments. Their Shadows, in the meantime, should be holding them accountable while they do. Think creatively and, together, we can make sure the looming European threat stays away from Britain's beaches.
The madness that we may soon be faced with can successfully be met only with unity.
Yours truly,
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
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Speaker
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Crisis Director
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Crisis Director
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Delegations:
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Samuel Hoare
Edward Wood Edward Stanley Duff Cooper Walter Elliot Oliver Stanley Winston Churchill Anthony Eden John Colville Reginald Dorman-Smith Euan Wallace William Morrison Herwald Ramsbotham Ronald Cross George Tryon Donald Somervell Viscount Cranborne James Stuart Harry Crookshank Ralph Assheton |
Osbert Peake
Patrick Munro Patrick Buchan-Hepburn William Boulton James Thomas Thomas Dugdale Arthur Young John McEwen Cedric Drewe Rab Butler Richard Law Victor Warrender Austin Hudson Robert Hudson John Llewellin Alan Lennox-Boyd Harold Macmillan Paul Emrys-Evans John Moore-Brabazon Harold Balfour |