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1、WinstonChurchill(May13,1940)OnFridayeveninglastIreceivedfromHisMajestythemissiontoformanewadministration.ItwastheevidentwillofParliamentandthenationthatthisshouldbeconceivedonthebroadestpossiblebasisandthatitshouldincludeallparties.Ihavealreadycompletedthemostimportantpartofthistask.Awarcabinethasb
2、eenformedoffivemembers,representing,withtheLabor,OppositionandLiberals,theunityofthenation.Itwasnecessarythatthisshouldbedoneinonesingledayonaccountoftheextremeurgencyandrigorofevents.Otherkeypositionswerefilledyesterday.IamsubmittingafurtherlisttotheKingtonight.Ihopetocompletetheappointmentofprinc
3、ipalMinistersduringtomorrow.TheappointmentofotherMinistersusuallytakesalittlelonger.ItrustwhenParliamentmeetsagainthispartofmytaskwillbecompletedandthattheadministrationwillbecompleteinallrespects.IconsidereditinthepublicinteresttosuggesttotheSpeakerthattheHouseshouldbesummonedtoday.Attheendoftoday
4、'sproceedings,theadjournmentoftheHousewillbeproposeduntilMay2lwithprovisionforearliermeetingifneedbe.BusinessforthatwillbenotifiedtoM.P.'sattheearliestopportunity.InowinvitetheHousebyaresolutiontorecorditsapprovalofthestepstakenanddeclareitsconfidenceinthenewgovernment.Theresolution:"ThatthisHousew
5、elcomestheformationofagovernmentrepresentingtheunitedandinflexibleresolveofthenationtoprosecutethewarwithGermanytoavictoriousconclusion."Toformanadministrationofthisscaleandcomplexityisaseriousundertakinginitself.ButweareinthepreliminaryPhaseofoneofthegreatestbattlesinhistory.Weareinactionatanyothe
6、rpoints-inNorwayandinHolland-andwehavetobepreparedintheMediterranean.Theairbattleiscontinuing,andmanypreparationshavetobemadehereathome.InthiscrisisIthinkImaybepardonedifIdonotaddresstheHouseatanylengthtoday,andIhopethatanyofmyfriendsandcolleaguesorformercolleagueswhoareaffectedbythepoliticalrecons
7、tructionwillmakeallallowancesforanylackofceremonywithwhichithasbeennecessarytoact.IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Wehavebeforeusano
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