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"CLOSING

THE

MISTER SPEAKER in on

onforce the House and suspended a'. the Speaker's pleasure.

awareness of

the

All men must uncover their bends in his presence Anyone who even accidentally obstructed his passage through the House would be forcibly thrust aside As he leaves his 50-roomed Speaker's House of Westminster along the corridors to the Hause. the police "Hats off, strangers!"

new House of Commons the rules of procedure. -the 140th of the line-in

He must know all the mem- one of the first commoners bers by the name of the con- in the British Isles. Elected stituency they represent, have to the post is the Rt Hon a wide knowledge of the intri William Shepherd Morrison, cate rules of parliamentary pro- by attendants.

cedure, an M.P. for Cirencester and temperaments of the Members, in the Palace Tewkesbury since 1929. He an unbiased anti astute mind is known to his political that can bring justice

to the friends

consideration of every problem. "Shakes." be- 208

fair- a strict impartiality and cause his first two initials ness.

and withal a wealth of aure the same as Shakes- patience and good humour. peare's.

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cut:

Mister Speaker, as the repre- He is the only subject to hold

He is a man of considerable sentative Buthority.

of the

sovereign

Levees An invitation to attend one, complete

ceremoni? dress, amounts to a command

fur outside the ruling body of the land, "can House he represents the Com ao no wrong" and is immune and mons in relations with the from legal action, although Crown, the House of Lords, conduct can be questioned and all people and authorities the House if a motion is

No other way Inside the down. utside Parliament

AD Ruse he

presides initted

offender un

over thre

but has point could be ordered

not only debates,

RING" CHAPTER 36

WHY I DID NOT SEE

D-DAY BOMBARDMENT

Mr

On Mond Way 15. 144. there weeks before D-Day, Churchill attended r Unles ference A fina Montgomery's

headquarters

Landon

The

King the principal commanders 404 My Churchill himself spoke

it

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what seemed to me at excess motorcars and non-lighting veliler of a kinds This be dil, and we arranged to discuss it when i visited th Generd's headquarter Friday, May 19.

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Supreme Corrumander of what Was ther Eisenhower pro-

Tested against my running such

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responsible for ghting

the

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shap u slaps in which were, despite anything we

night way to them

1 said. I have very So, as reluctantly come to the con- clusion that the right

thing do what normal- to lo st

To fhose at the typ by tasks in such ocasions, namely, to gain at home and wait. 1

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much that

You in this light tan. The anxiety of these coming Any would

greatl

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very

increased for me if t

me if I thought

every

mit it thut, m Ming cen there was a risk. however prente, of my los- your help and guidance. Believe me. Yours very sincerely. George R.

Consideroble

risks

AT 3.15 p.m

On June 1 the King, with Sir Alan Las. relles in altendance, came to the Map Room at the Annext, where I I and

Famsay Admi biro The 74150

Admirat '''' who did not then losow Theat

what

stay at home: is it fair that you should then do exactly what should have likeri to do myself?

after- You sold yesterday noon that it would be a ne Irad thing for the King to his troops into battle. as in old days: if the King cannot.

does not seem to that his Prime should

do this it me right

Minister place

1ake

his

Then there is your own post- tion You will

sec

very little. will run & considerable 11sk, you will be inaccessible at a critical line, wher vital decisions might have to laken, and however untebiru-

Lresence

оп

be

sive you may be your most board is bound to be a very heavy additional responsibility to the Admiral

and Captain

As I said in my previous letter. your being there would add immeasurably to my anxieties, and your going without consulting your cul- leagues in the Cabinet would out them in

very difficult would position, which they

#

Justifiably resent.

I ask you most

earnestly

his

and may only be declined

In

grounds of ill-health In cer

pul

tatn circumstances he

IS

per- this fronti

self with enditions in various theatres of war.

the

Since Your Majesty does me the honour to be so much concerned about my personal Safety On this occasion, must defer to Your Majesty's wishes, and nideed corn- mands. It is a great comfor

to lu me

know that they arise

Majesty's From Your desire to continue me in your service

powered to imprison people In- definitely without trial, to call upon the Services to carry out his orders, and to break down doors and enter buildings

The Command of the Speaker ranks only one lower than that of the King. Diraeli once re- ceived a command from The hen Prince of Wates which obliged him graciously to de-

Speaker Morrison

Though I regret that } cannot go, I am deeply grate-line an

invitation 10

ful to Your Majesty for the Speaker's dinner, This refusal motives which have guides the Speaker declined to secept, Your Majesty in respect of reminding all concerned of the

Your Majesty's humble and Speaker's high rank. devoted servant and subject,

Winston S Church)

Refreshment of adventure

may here set down the v12w I have formed over many

of

hun.

Why the curious ritual levelling a finger to apprint a new Speaker? It is part of a tradition that goes back dreds of years The bewigged

Commons. clerk of the

Sir Frederick Metcalfe, reduces

Commons newly-gathered

to

grave

war

So

for poSC

£5,000-a-year

office The Speaker proposer

the been identified, randidate conforms to custom by appearing want to be elected.

candidate

the

01

10

having solerted ancient nol

right years on this sort of thing. Alience as he raises his man who has to play an offer-

hand and levels a finger like & tive part in taking, with the pistol at the one who is to pro- highest responsibility. and terrible decisions of the respon-

the refreshment 1.83

need adventure. T

word. as he s that while we desinitel

He may need also the com. au- Com-

that when sending repten lui as Supreme mered the British

forces, there was any idea of the RODE

many others to their desto he nvolved, which in the case

may share in a small way their way and, after tribing his offic

to consider the whole ques the coming, explained

1isks. By Navy

His field of personal in- tion again, and not let your erest, and ars that I was not allowed to

avy were four to one corn- ་་་

consequently his rest with those of the United Belfast would do on the mern- witter L

ben talk to them to have

It was

personal clear

wishes. which ing of D-Day States. Calaf 11 A ta

lead forces of action, are stimulated Sales, we woll Namelore

did not in any way

very well undersland, from what he said that those

by direct contart with the has right to regulate the

you to depart from your cwn street 100 Brish on board the ship would 1

risks, unsiderable

And

high stendard of duty to the also FIL duner ships When I art ved for

State. the Royal Navy

of the would see He accepted this

very le undoubted Montgomery asked to swak tu

battle. fat, but dwell on the addition

The Admirat was then asked upon his I not remember the this would impose

withdraw for a few minutes, 10 BERICLES Tins appeared to be tion, but no doubt be explan- both out of proportion to ed the difficulties

1ate what betwdly trippany's

are alone, and i went to lis

nctual coNETAN

of the pusversa -

of altering the loading rule at this stage,

17 days before D-Day

I am sure, however, that

at

no time either in this conversan

the our re-

during which it was decided to ask his opinion OTI the ad visability of his Majesty also going to sea in the Belfast. The coing to Admiral immediately, made clear that he was not in favour

seate of events and to

I tou had responsibili- Fations ties, and felt I must be my own jutge of my movements. The maller was settled accordingly of this.

tion or any ofher of the His Majesty

many I had with him during

the war did he threaten to re-reconsiders sign, and that nothing in the

nature of a confrontation with HOWEVER, his staff took place. I shouli 11

a

sald

it

should

Believe me, Your very sincere friend. George R.1

Arrangements cancelled

ar-

event.

As H result of what I Saw and learned in the First World

WH I WES convinced that

This arises from the early days of Parliament when the

the Speaker had

unpleasar! task of being the actual inter- mediary between

Com

the mons and the monarch, the isiter more often than not be-

generals and other high Come com- manders should try from time Ing so arrogant. und maybe to time to ste the conditions

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avaricious as well, as to create * very real dislike for the office of Speaker. many through

and aspect of the battle-scene themselves. I had seen grievous errors made the silly theory that valuable The Angers having pointed, lives should not be endangered. the new Speaker is seized by No one was more careful of bis proposer and seconder and is "dragged" protesting tọ the his personal safety than 1 was, but I thought my

and chair VIDW

On the way he shakes "theme of the war were suffi his head and pretends to push

to

etently important and authori- them away, but he is Anally lative to entitle me to full planted on the dais. The pro- freedom of judgment as to how poser will move the Speaker's I discharged my task in such a election. When he resumes his

seat, the finger again personal matter,

points, this time to the seconder, who says his plece.

T11.30 p.m., in response t

inquiries, I spoke to La5- colles at Windsor Castle on the scrambler telephone and said that I had cancelled my rangements іл deference

n

I wrote His Majesty's desire. letter

the in small hours of the morning and sent it at once by dispatch- rider to Windsor,

June 3, 1944. ·

that I 1 then said feel obliged to ask the Cabinet and to

to disclose the Admiral's Complication opinion about the risk, and occurred which i

the following have fald i was sure they would not

recommend his Majesty to go not have accepted such beha- His Majesty's permission to re- Ramsay then departed

count. When I attended my The King said that if it was weekly luncheon with the King rot right for him to go neither After our talk we went

30, Tuesday, on

May

His dinner, at which only eight or Majesty asked me where I in-

was it right for me. I replied nine persons, mostly the

I was going as Minister of De- tended to be on D-Day. I re- General's personal staff.

exercise of fence in the

my All our proceedings plied that i proposed to witness duty.

bombardment

one of from

viour

to

were

present were at a most friendly charac- the

Ter,

the the cruiser squadrons. and when that night

Sir,

1

must excuse myself for Your not having answered

It earlier. Majesty's letter caught me just as I was

Sir Alan Lascelles, who the His Majesty immediately said King remarked was "wearing a

leaving by the train and very long face," said that his Majesty's anxieties would

General asked me to put some he would like to come too. He thing for him in his private book, as I had

done before

has

been published elsewhere: On the verge of the

adventure with whic

fore had not been under fire except increased if he heard his Prime other great battles, I wrote the in air raids since the Battle of Minister was at the bottom of

Jutland, following which

and already

eagerly welcomed

the English Channel." I replied the prospect of renewing the

The that that was all arranged for, youth greatest experiences of his

and that moreover I considered this carefully, the risk negligible. thought about these pages have dealt. I record my and was not unwilling to sub- Sir Alon said that he had al- he mit the matter to the Cabinet. ways understood that no Minis- well, and that the organtsu- it was agreed to discuss the ter of the Crown could

with Admi the matter tion and equipment Army will be worthy of the first.

confidence that all will

Ï

of

Ramsay the

Country without the Sovereign's permission.

should be

leave

genius of tili consider that the proportion greatly disappointed, and wrote

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1 an~ valour of the soldiers and the Meanwhile the King came to swered that this did not

I the conclusion that neither he ply, as of their chier.

be in one of He that I nor I ought to go. add, however,

was his Majesty's ships.

Lascelles said the ship would be well outside territorial waters. The King then return- ed to Buckingham Palace. One more

of transport vehicles to fighting me the following letter:

men in the early phase of the cross-Chonnel Invasion was too high, and that the operation suffered both in risk and oxecu- tion from this fact.

King visits

forces

FTER the conferendo

on

A May 10 His Majesty had visited each of the assault forces at their ports of assrm- bly On May 20. subordinate commuters were informed that D-Day would be June 6. From this moment all personnel com- mittait to the assault

werd “senice" in their ships

caror and

Dr

at

ressembly

June

Adm Hamsay assumed control Usphatione in the Channel, of the naval Comanda-Chiar in the home ports being subordinated to his requirements.

Buckingham Palace,

31, 1944. May My dear Winston,

been thinking a

I hove tion yesterday, and 1 have

great deal of our converst appeal

come to the conclusion that N the morning of

Friday,

Buckingham Palace, June 2, 1044.

it would not be right for June 2, I set out in my either you or I to be where train for our siding by Eisen- we planned to be on D-Day. hower's beadquarters neur i don't think I need em- Portsmouth, with Field-Marshal phasise what I would mean Smuts, Mr Ernest Bevin, Gen. to me personally, and to the Ismay nd my personal staff. whole Allied cause, if at Just before we started a fur- this functure a chance bomb, ther letter arrived, torpedo,

a mino. or over should remove you from the scene; equally a chauge Sovereign at this memont would be a derious matter for the country and Emplee

We should both, I know, love to be there, but in all seriousness I would ask you to reconsider your plan, Ďur presence, I feet, would be un embarrassment

thuse

tis

or

My dear Winston,

con-

I want to take one more appeal to you not to go to

en un D-Day. Please Rider my own position. I ani #sailor, and as King I am the head of all there. Ser

·vices). There is nothing would The hotter than to go

I

have been constant move- ment ever since. I had a dispatch-rider standing by in order

10 take it to you to- night.

Sir, I cannot really feel that the first paragraph your letter takes sufficient account of the fact that there

In the

of

is absolutely no comparison In the British Constitution between a

a Sovereign and a subject. If

If Your Majesty had gone, as you desire, on board one of your ships in this bombarding action it would have required the Cabinet and...I approval beforehand, am very much inclined think, as I told you, that the Cabinet would have advised most strongly against

Your Majesty going.

of Defence, I

as

be con-

On the other hand, Prime Minister and Minister

to ought allowed to go where rider it necessary to the dig charge of my duty, and I do not admit that the Cabinet have any right to put re- strictions on my freedom of moveinent. I rely on my

in own judgment, Invoked many serious matters, ns to What are the proper limita of risk which a person discharges

who

my duties is en- titled to run s

I nitist, móét cárnostly ask Your, Mojesly that no, prin- tiple shall be held down which inhibila" my freedom of Ingvement when i Judge

to men, but I have „Agrond jo It necessary to deqúaint my.

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