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| en his speech, Churchill justified the low level of support it had been possible to give to France since the [[Dunkirk evacuation]], and reported the successful evacuation of most of the supporting forces. He resisted pressure to purge the coalition of [[appeaser]]s, or otherwise indulge in recrimination. He reviewed the forces still available to prevent or repel any attempted invasion,{{efn|Touching in passing upon (and making light of) the entry of Italy into the war on the side of Germany:{{quote|We are also told that the Italian Navy is to come to gain sea superiority in these waters. If they seriously intend it, I shall only say that we shall be delighted to offer Signor Mussolini a free and safeguarded passage through the Straits of Gibraltar in order that he may play the part which he aspires to do. There is general curiosity in the British Fleet to find out whether the Italians are up to the level they were at in the last war or whether they have fallen off at all.}}}} summing up the review as follows: | In his speech, Churchill justified the low level of support it had been possible to give to France since the [[Dunkirk evacuation]], and reported the successful evacuation of most of the supporting forces. He resisted pressure to purge the coalition of [[appeaser]]s, or otherwise indulge in recrimination. He reviewed the forces still available to prevent or repel any attempted invasion,{{efn|Touching in passing upon (and making light of) the entry of Italy into the war on the side of Germany:{{quote|We are also told that the Italian Navy is to come to gain sea superiority in these waters. If they seriously intend it, I shall only say that we shall be delighted to offer Signor Mussolini a free and safeguarded passage through the Straits of Gibraltar in order that he may play the part which he aspires to do. There is general curiosity in the British Fleet to find out whether the Italians are up to the level they were at in the last war or whether they have fallen off at all.}}}} summing up the review as follows: |
| {{quote|I have thought it right upon this occasion to give the House and the country some indication of the solid, practical grounds upon which we base our inflexible resolve to continue [[World War II|the war]], and I can assure them that our professional advisers of the three Services unitedly advise that we should do so, and that there are good and reasonable hopes of final victory.}} | {{quote|I have thought it right upon this occasion to give the House and the country some indication of the solid, practical grounds upon which we base our inflexible resolve to continue [[World War II|the war]], and I can assure them that our professional advisers of the three Services unitedly advise that we should do so, and that there are good and reasonable hopes of final victory.}} |
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