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Extraordinary preparations preceded the extraordinary speeches delivered in the House of Commons last week by Winston Churchill and Ernest Bevin. The leader of the Loyal Opposition, said knowing M.P.s, had sent a copy of his speech to the Foreign Secretary. Some members, noting the many similarities, suspected that Churchill, Bevin and Prime Minister Clement Attlee had broken all precedent by consulting beforehand...
...Bevin on the Bomb. Said Bevin: "Let it be remembered that we are not the sole agents in this matter. . . . There is a greater disturbance in the United States ... as the possessors of this bomb and having the responsibility of it, than there is among some countries not in possession of the bomb. ... It is a question of arriving at a moment of complete confidence as to whom you entrust it. The road to that complete confidence [depends] on confidence in the policy you are all following and the obligations you are entering into. . . . We have not arrived at that...
Churchill on Russia. On speech day, the House had the casual air it reserves for weighty debates. When Winston Churchill entered, he was as pink and rubicund as ever. Bevin followed him, wiping the sweat from his flushed face...
...should fortify in every way our special and friendly connections with the United States." Bevin on Russia. Ernest Bevin had none of Churchill's solid polish; he was sometimes almost incoherent. But his meaning was as plain as a bulldog's face: "We will do nothing or allow any of our agents and diplomats to do anything to stir up hatred or to provoke or create a situation detrimental to Russia in the eastern countries. ... I am not a criminal if I want friendship with neighbors bordering on the British frontier. What am I doing wrong...
...neighbors on its street. . . You will probably think I am a little energetic about this. But I am a little resentful and I think the House will agree I am entitled to be. . . ." Churchill on the Bomb. The atomic bomb was the nub. On this crucial subject, Churchill and Bevin addressed them selves not only to the U.S. and Russia but to the British public and press, lately convinced that the U.S. was holding out on Great Britain. Said Churchill: "According to our present understanding with the United States, neither country is en titled to disclose its secrets...