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"Mr Churchill to the Czechs: Be of Good Cheer", 1 Oct 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/144/71-75

Scope and Contents

Extract from the Times containing the text of WSC's broadcast (30 September 1940, BBC) to the people of Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia] including Germany's breach of the terms of the Munich Agreement, Hitler's ambitions to incorporate Czechoslovakia, admiration for the Czechs. Ends by stating: "Be in good cheer. The hour of your deliverance will come. The soul of freedom is deathless; it cannot, and will not perish."Carbon typed copy. Filing envelope present.

Dates

  • Creation: 1 Oct 1940

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: The Times, WSC and Crown

Extent

5 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Complete Speeches VI, pp 6283-4.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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