After touching on the withdrawal from Somali action elsewhere, Mr. Churchill con-Unued: "Far larger" operations doubt impend in the Middle Eastern theatre, and I shall certainly not atmpt to prophesy their probable course. We have large armies there, We the Eastern Mediterraneat tend fo do our best to give a full count of ourselves, to discharge fait fully and resolutely all obligations a dulies in ell" quarters of the More than that I don't think the House will wish me to say at the present time.
Alter referring to the de fuller statement on Britain aims, the kind of post-war peace they ised to make, end pointing out that he did not think it wise, while the battle raged and the war was still perhaps only in its earlier stages, to embark upon elaborate speculajtlons in this matter, the "Prime Minister went on: "There is, however, one direction in which we can seo. little more clearly ahead.
"We have to think not only for ourselves but for the lasting security, cause and principles for which we are fighting, and the long fulure of the British Commonwealth of nations.
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