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- I am now recording for the third time bece think the atory 1s of interest; my interview with Mr, WINSTON CHURCHILL in September, 1936. ‘This story aros in the following manner:-__ - . wo. ws : . I was at the time working in the BBC and I had ‘7 a a met Mr. CHURCHILL before dining with VENETIA MONTAGUE (PH), is Jae and he had been most friendly, I was extromely upset by |... . the ‘evente of Munich Week and in fact I ultimately resigned : from BBC in order to try to join up as a result of then - ..- : end as a result of his conversation which you are “now going |. ~ to hear, : . wee eee ae ee - r . oa ce eee oe Anyhow, I rang Mr. CHURCHILL up and said, -®%Coula FT : ome down?” He said, "Yes, by all means”, and I had a Ford .227)... V-8 which I was very fond of at the time and I drove down . to Westrum to see Mr, CHURCHILL, and arrived, I think, at about 11 o'clock in the morning, The door was opened by the butler and I saw Hr, CHURCHILL sitting in his atudy by ~~) himself immediately afterwards, and I said to Mr. CHURCHILL: ot It is very kind of you to see me. I simply do -. wy not kmow whet I ought to do and before doing anything I. <7" : would like to have your views. Well, of course, they are Imown fairly generally, Personally, I said, I am in some. spot and Mr. CHURCHILL said, first thing, and my best answer will be to show you and allow you to read a letter. It : ad is in English and I have it in my pooket. It is from ~ | Herr BENES, and out of the left hand vest pocket of the *"< . doller suit that he was wearing, it was before the days of ee the siren suit, he produced a letter from Prague signed by . EDWARD BENES which ran, in my recollection, roughly speaking, as follows: . . hoy ares Ay wt . a on We have mot though perbapa you do not remomber. “ing, ote Tam writing to you to ask you for your edvise and for your. apaistance, What can I do and can you help me about my unhappy country? og : ao. . - I read that letter and Mr. CHURCHILL looked at me and said: : - . te Sees ce mete st spey eee a he elem ee e i Ohl ae : N oe ST ag he EN a re ~~ .