Finally Clark, "who did not want the monastery bombed", pinned down the Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy, General Sir Harold Alexander, to take the responsibility: "I said, 'You give me a direct order and we'll do it,' and he did."
Konačno, Clark, "koji nije želio bombardiranje samostana", "stisnuo" je vrhovnog zapovjednika savezničkih postrojbi u Italiji, generala Harolda Alexandera, preuzeti odgovornost: "Rekao sam: 'Dajte mi izravnu naredbu i učinit ćemo to' i on ju je dao."