Germany (Surrender Terms)

Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Navy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 March 1945.

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Photo of Sir William Brass Sir William Brass , Clitheroe 12:00, 28 March 1945

asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider, as one of the terms to be imposed upon Germany, the handing over of a square mile or any conveniently-sized smaller badly-bombed area in Berlin to the United Nations, to be kept by them as a permanent record of the war started by Germany in 1939, appropriate notices to that effect being prominently displayed thereon.

Photo of Sir William Brass Sir William Brass , Clitheroe

Will my right hon. Friend remember that the German people are aggressive and that this would be a good memorial to show them the power marshalled against them as a result of their act of aggression?

Photo of Mr Winston Churchill Mr Winston Churchill , Epping

Many proposals have been made; I think this was rather a silly one.