The statement by Neville Chamberlain on his return from the Munich Conference, 30 September 1938:
WORKING WITH THE EVIDENCE! —————————————
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We, the German Führer and Chancellor and the British Prime Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in recognizing that the question of Anglo–German relations is of the fi rst importance for our two countries and for Europe.
We regard the agreement signed last night and the Anglo–German Naval Agreement as symbolic of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one another again. We are resolved that the method of consultation shall be the method adopted to deal with any other questions that may concern our two countries, and we are determined to continue our efforts to remove possible sources of difference, and thus to contribute to assure the peace of Europe...
My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour.
I believe it is peace for our time... Go home and get a nice quiet sleep.
1. What type of source is this? 2. According to the source, what were the agreements symbolic of? 3. What method would be used to deal with any other questions in the future? 4. According to the source, what had Chamberlain achieved? 5. Name one benefi t and one limitation of this source for historians.
