"At a time like this our thoughts go out with heartfelt sympathy to our Polish ally (cheers). Once again their soil is a battlefield. Once again their people suffer through no fault of. their own, "The Polish people have had a hard history. By their courage in the time of unparalled ordeal they earned, and will redeem, their freedom. That remains our pledge.
"Turkey has declared her neutrality in this conflict. From the date of the signature of our treaty of mutual assistance in October 1939 our relations with Turkey have been on a very special basis. Turkey is our friend and ally. The Turkish Government has kept us fully informed of the progress of their recent negotiations with the German Gov. ernment. The conclusion of their agreement therefore came as no surprise to us though I make no my-story of the fact that we should naturally have preferred it if no such treaty had been concluded (Cheers),
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