From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sun Sep 15 2002 - 08:06:03 MDT
On 15 Sep 2002 at 9:00, joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Peace For Our Time
> by Neville Chamberlain
>
> The following is the wording of the printed statement that Neville
> Chamberlain waved as he stepped off the plane on 30 September, 1938
> after the Munich Conference had ended the day before:
>
> "We, the German Fhrer and Chancellor, and the British Prime
> Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in
> recognizing that the question of Anglo-German relations is of the
> first importance for our two countries and for Europe. We regard the
> agreement signed last night and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement as
> symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one
> another again. We are resolved that the method of consultation shall
> be the method adopted to deal with any other questions that may
> concern our two countries, and we are determined to continue our
> efforts to remove possible sources of difference, and thus to
> contribute to assure the peace of Europe."
>
> Chamberlain read the above statement in front of 10 Downing St.
> and said:
> "My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British
> Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with
> honour. I believe it is peace for our time...
> Go home and get a nice quiet sleep."
> Hitler was so emboldened by the seemingly complete lack of
> backbone of his enemies that he was quoted as saying, If my first
> aggression is challenged, I will retreat, but if unchallenged, I will
> take more. My enemies are worms. They will not challenge me. I have
> seen them at Munich.
Correction: direct Churchill quote in reply to Neville Chamberlain
Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor and
they chose dishonor. They will have war.
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