The Archive · 1941

Sympathy for Poland

"At a time ike this our thoughts go On with heartfelt sympathy" to Polish ally (cheers), Once again their sell is a battlefield, Once again their people suffer through no fault of their own, "The Polish' people have had a hurd history. By their courage in the time of unparalled ordeal they earned, and will redeem, their froodom, That remains our pledge, "Purkey has declared her neutrality this conflict. From the date of the signature of our treaty of mutual assistance in, October 1939 our relations with Turkey have Leen on a very special basis. Turkey. jg our friend and ally. The Turkish Gov ernment 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 sur rise to us, though T make no mylery of the fact that we should na-{urally have preferred {tif no such treaty had been coneludeg (Cheers),

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