[Homer_J_Simpson]

The announcement was accepted as one more demonstration – perhaps the most impressive of all – that Britain really “means business” now.

No, really. We mean it this time.

The leader of the British mission that will leave for Moscow this week will be Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax . . .

Reggie, to his friends.

Also on this thread:

Main Points of Chamberlain Speech – 3-4
Poles to Try Nazis By Court-Martial - 5
Chamberlain Forbids His Ministers to Hold Directorships in Most Private Companies – 6
Drunkenness Ushers In Bombay Dry Law; Natives Have Last Fling as Bars Are Shut – 7*

*Rationing for non-Indians means seven bottles of whisky a month.

Oh, the humanity!

Update on the negotiations at reply #2.
Inaugural excerpt from At Dawn We Slept at reply #3.

[PAR35]

The leader of the British mission that will leave for Moscow this week will be Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax

Apparently a prototypical Greenie. "He was an early pioneer of solar heating, which he used to heat his swimming pool. He was, however, unable to persuade official bodies to pursue the idea...He wrote a book entitled "Handbook on Solar Heating "." per Wikipedia

[Billthedrill]

The leader of the British mission that will leave for Moscow this week will be Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax . . .

I wuz gonna accuse you of making that name up. :-)

Seven bottles of whiskey a month? I am reminded of that little scene in The Dogs Of War -

Customs Official, stealing two of Christopher Walken's numerous bottles of whiskey: "Are you an alcoholic, Mr. Shannon?"
Shannon: "I heard there might be a problem with the water."
Customs Official, pocketing Shannon's folding money: "There is."