Cablegram 556 (extract) LONDON, 13 October 1939, 6.36 p.m.
MOST IMMEDIATE FOR PRIME MINISTER MOST SECRET
Information received today points to German Government interpreting the Prime Minister’s statement [1] as closing the door and as expressed from one source that the war has now begun.
If accurate, reactions are contrary to War Cabinet’s anticipation, but position very obscure.
BRUCE
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1 See Document 290, note 3.
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[AA: A981, WAR 45B, i]