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E. Nr.270 b1 STRENG CONFIDENTIALLY ! ONLY FOR THE SERVICE BREAKDOWN 1 Where copies of this report are produced or produced, or where the reports are passed on to persons not entitled to take part in the service, sign is punishable. Report of our confidant. 9 December 1940 The situation in Englan in the beginning of December 1o40. It is not exactly Aberraschena that, two weeks after the new reinforcement of the German air war, England has developed a very serious velle of criticism against the Churohill government and its armaments efforts, which found its public culmination in the debate on the throne speech, in which Greenwood gave its general, perceived as unsatisfactory analysis of previous achievements and future oratory achievements in the field of defence. As early as a few weeks ago, when Churchill's government was remodeled with Chamberlain's resignation and Anderson's cold position, it was clear that Churchill had to dissolve his last reserve of "failures of the past" in order to be able to divert criticism from his predecessors the last time. Ohurchill hoped at that time that Halifax and his unpopular foreign policy, as well as in particular his tactical mistakes in Russia's treatment, could noeh give up a veteran lightning rod at a later date. However, the events have come to an end so quickly that Churchill's hope has been buried under the ruins of Coventry, and the death of Chamberlain may not have psychologically contributed to the fact that England's politicians and parliamentarians are no longer prepared to accept past mistakes as an excuse for the mouths of the present to a sufficient degree. Already the naval debate with the allegations, especially with regard to the Horwegen campaign, was an expression of an increasing criticism of the Churchill government and of Churchill himself. This criticism has now been visibly buried by the English statements of success about the events in the Mediterranean nit the attack against Taranto as the main attraction. However, it has now been replaced by the much more burning and up-to-date criticism of the U-boat war and the intensified Night Iuft war for England itself, coupled with the accusation that the government is not in a position to exploit the possibilities of armament production on the island thoroughly and sufficiently drastically. It is from the entire English propeganda in the last ~ 2