For the first time since the flurry over Rudolf Hess's arrival in Scotland, Winston Churchill referred last week to Britain's most distinguished uninvited guest. He did not answer any questions as to Hess's mission; instead he used the flyaway Nazi to nail home for British listeners the point that there had been a great improvement in the Battle of the Atlantic.
"In various remarks Deputy Führer Hess has let fall from time to time during his sojourn in our midst," the Prime Minister told Parliament, "nothing has been more clear than that Hitler relied upon a starvation attack even more...