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Re: Asdic - the British delusion?
Posted by: Bruce Dennis ()
Date: July 31, 2008 08:57PM

Hans,
I have found the source document and will email you jpegs of it. Churchill makes the statement dismissing the threat of U-boats because he is advocating a policy of 'Baltic first' in case of war with Germany. It is quite amazing what he would say to get what he wanted: his proposal was made shortly after the building program for new convoy escort vessels (the Hunt class, I think) was pushed through in response to the dire weakness of the Atlantic sealanes.

I can't take the statement seriously and neither did Chamberlain, as you will see in his response.

Will email jpegs over the weekend.

Hope this helps,
Bruce

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