Churchill sent a message to Keyes the same day, and made clear what he thought of the request: Belgian Embassy here assumes from King's decision to remain that he regards the war as lost and contemplates separate peace.
Churchill sendte en meddelelse til Keyes samme dag, og gjorde det klart hvad han mente om anmodningen: Den belgiske ambassade her antager ud fra kongens beslutning om at blive, at han anser krigen for tabt og overvejer separatfred.