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1、Blood,SweatAndTearsWinstonChurchillMay13,1940OnFridayeveninglastIreceivedfromHisMajestythemissiontoformanewadministration.ItwastheevidentwillofParliamentandthenationthatthisshouldbeconceivedonthebroadestpossiblebasisandthatitshouldincludeallparties.Ihavealreadycompletedthemostimportantpartof

2、thistask.Awarcabinethasbeenformedoffivemembers,representing,withtheLabor,OppositionandLiberals,theunityofthenation.Itwasnecessarythatthisshouldbedoneinonesingledayonaccountoftheextremeurgencyandrigorofevents.Otherkeypositionswerefilledyesterday.IamsubmittingafurtherlisttotheKingtonight.Ihope

3、tocompletetheappointmentofprincipalMinistersduringtomorrow.TheappointmentofotherMinistersusuallytakesalittlelonger.ItrustwhenParliamentmeetsagainthispartofmytaskwillbecompletedandthattheadministrationwillbecompleteinallrespects.IconsidereditinthepublicinteresttosuggesttotheSpeakerthattheHous

4、eshouldbesummonedtoday.Attheendoftoday'sproceedings,theadjournmentoftheHousewillbeproposeduntilMay2lwithprovisionforearliermeetingifneedbe.BusinessforthatwillbenotifiedtoM.P.'sattheearliestopportunity.InowinvitetheHousebyaresolutiontorecorditsapprovalofthestepstakenanddeclareitsconfidenceint

5、henewgovernment.TheresolutionThatthisHousewelcomestheformationofagovernmentrepresentingtheunitedandinflexibleresolveofthenationtoprosecutethewarwithGermanytoavictoriousconclusion.Toformanadministrationofthisscaleandcomplexityisaseriousundertakinginitself.ButweareinthepreliminaryPhaseofoneoft

6、hegreatestbattlesinhistory.Weareinactionatanyotherpoints-inNorwayandinHolland-andwehavetobepreparedintheMediterranean.Theairbattleiscontinuing,andmanypreparationshavetobemadehereathome.InthiscrisisIthinkImaybepardonedifIdonotaddresstheHouseatanylengthtoday,andIhopethatanyofmyfriendsandcollea

7、guesorformercolleagueswhoareaffectedbythepoliticalreconstructionwillmakeallallowancesforanylackofceremonywithwhichithasbeennecessarytoact.IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Weh