On 6 July Mr. Churchill, along with Mr. Eden (who had become Secretary of State for War) and General Ironside (C.-in-C. Home Forces), had visited the 1st Canadian Division south of London and seen a demonstration by the 2nd Brigade.
D'autre part, le gouvernement anglais déclarait que, si le Canada acceptait de fournir toutes ces troupes, l'Angleterre, pour sa part, enverrait aux Antilles le second bataillon que le Canada s'était engagé à fournir50.