May 15, 16, 17, 18, 1940, at 9.15 p.m.
Seats $2 to $5
(tax included)
Booking at Moutrie's and at the Theatre, Communiqués put out by the War Office, he declared, were carefully designed not to make people optimism tic, or make them think that successes had been obtained, which. in fact, had not. It was a very great pity that false optimism had been aroused.
The Secretary of State for War then reiterated the remarks made by Mr. Chamberlain about the break-up of the Finnish expedition, and asked the House to realize that although at the moment they had their minds concentrated entirely on Norway, it was not the only place in the last weeks Or months, where danger had threatened.
It was perfectly true that they had had reports for some time of ships being held in readiness by the Germans. It was clear that there was a possibility—indeed more than a possibility—of a German descent upon Norway.
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