Though I Never Shout At Labour Members

I Am Speaking To You From The Cabinet Room At 10 Downing Street. This Morning The British Ambassador In Berlin Handed The German Government An Official Note Stating That Unless We Heard From Them By Eleven O'clock, That They Were Prepared At Once To Withdraw Their Troops From Poland, A State Of War Would Exist Between Us. I Have To Tell You Now That No Such Undertaking Has Been Received, And Consequently This Country Is At War With Germany.

It Is Evil Things That We Will Be Fighting Against-brute Force, Bad Faith, Injustice, Oppression And Persecution-and Against Them I Am Certain That The Right Will Prevail.

In The Event Of Any Action Which Clearly Threatened Polish Independence And Which The Polish Government Accordingly Considered It Vital To Resist With Their National Forces, His Majesty's Government Would Feel Themselves Bound At Once To Lend The Polish Government All Support In Their Power. They Have Given The Polish Government An Assurance To This Effect. I May Add That The French Government Have Authorized Me To Make It Plain That They Stand In The Same Position In This Matter.

Finland Must Not Be Allowed To Disappear Off The Map.

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.