'Embalm, cremate, bury at sea'

Washington Times ^ | 9/03/02 | Arnold Beichman

[kattracks]

The story is told about Winston Churchill, a backbencher in the House of Commons around Munich-time in 1938. During a debate about defense, Churchill was demanding increased appropriations for air defense, arguing that the Chamberlain government hadn't appropriated enough to meet the threat of an expanding Luftwaffe. An irate MP shouted out, "How much is enough?" The future prime minister said the questioner reminded him of the man who received a cable from Brazil informing him of death of his mother-in-law and requesting instructions. "Embalm, cremate, bury at sea," the man wired back, "take no chances."

[syriacus]

Very nice article. Thanks for posting it.

[RLK]

"Stalin lied and everybody believed him; Hitler told the truth and nobody believed him."

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Har, True.

[Restorer]

Oxford students were vowing, "I will not fight for king or country."

Urban legend. This took place at an Oxford Union debate. The students voted that the team putting forward this proposition won the debate. Nothing to do with whether they personally believed it. Pretty much all these students did indeed fight for King and Country, and quite effectively, too.

[ijcr]

At the same time, in Oxford, communist agents were heavily recruiting the students, Burgess,Philby, McLain and Blunt and the 5th. man.

The same mindset exists in our academia now....and they are still recruiting.

[dd5339]

A bump for Sir Winston.

Semper Fi

[Vic3O3]

Burgess,Philby, McLain and Blunt ...

Congratulations! You beat me to this post! Glad to see someone else is a Cold War spook buff!