• Oliver Stanley was a member of Chamberlain's Cabinet. He was President of the Board of Trade.
• His main purpose in writing was to see whether Chamberlain wanted him to stay in the Cabinet. He felt that if he was asked, he would have to say he did not trust Hitler. Having a Cabinet Minister disagreeing with the Prime Minister might be embarrassing.
• When he mentions "peace in our time" he is referring to a comment by Chamberlain. Chamberlain actually said that the Munich Agreement would bring peace in our time.