Following the bombing Churchill stated in a secret telegram: It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed  ...
Efter bombardementet udtalte Churchill i et tophemmeligt telegram: Det forekommer mig, at tidspunktet er kommet hvor spørgsmålet om bombardement af tyske byer for at øge terroren, om end under andre påskud, bør genovervejes ...