Although the Allied forces were hopelessly inadequate Churchill's War Cabinet had thought it important to provide support for the only country outside the Commonwealth which was resisting the Axis advance.
Selv om de allierede styrker var håbløst utilstrækkelige mente Churchills krigskabinet, at det var vigtigt at yde støtte til det eneste land udenfor Commonwealth, der gjorde modstand mod Aksemagternes fremrykning.