Churchill was not satisfied with this answer and on 26 January pressed Sinclair for a plan of operations: "I asked whether Berlin, and no doubt other large cities in east Germany, should not now be considered especially attractive targets ...
Churchill nebol spokojný s takouto odpoveďou a 26. januára napísal Sinclairovi: „Pýtal som sa (minulú noc), či Berlín a bezpochyby aj ďalšie veľké mestá v Nemecku, by nemali byť teraz považované za dôležitý terč....