The following is the wording of the statement that Neville Chamberlain
waved when he stepped off the plane after the conference in Berlin had
ended on 30 September, 1939.

   "We, the German Fuehrer 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 first importance for 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."

   Chamberlain read this statement to a cheering crowd in front of 10
Downing St. and said; "My good friends this is the second time in our
history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with
honor.  I believe it is peace in our time."

Excerpted from "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."

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