dhamaystir weedha soo socota: Butler waxa uu ahaa qof ka dhaqso badan dadka kale si uu u fahmo isbedelka bulshada ee dagaalka keeni doono. Wuxuu la hadlay Robert Barrington-Ward oo ka tirsan "The Times" (12 Febraayo 1940) oo ka hadlay "dib-u-dhaca cusub ee bulshada ee wadadeeda u soo socda, iyo sida loo saadaaliyo loona wajaho". Maisky ayaa soo jeediyay (22 Febraayo) Butler inuu dhexdhexaadiyo heshiiska.
Dagaalkii Ruushka iyo Finland. Channon wuxuu kasoo horjeestay arintan, isagoo ka fekeray in loo arki doono sidii Munich kale. Butler wuxuu ka soo horjeestay (12 Maarso) qorshayaasha dowladda ee ah in ciidamo socdaal ah loo diro Finland haddii wadahadalada lala yeesho Ruushka ay burbureen.