WAR CABINET
NINE MEMBERS FOUR NEW MINISTERS MR. CHURCHILL SEA LORD FRENCH APPROVAL ANTHONY EDEN’S POST (Elec. Tel. Copyright— United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 4. 11.40 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. 3. The British Cabinet has been widened to include lour new Ministers. The National Executive of the Labour Party has decided not to join the Cabinet. The party, although not joining the Government at present, has agreed to support it fully in prosecuting the war. The War Cabinet consists of nine members, as follows: — ' Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister. Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Viscount Halifax, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Samuel Iloare, Lord Privy Seal. Lord Chalxeld, Minister for Co-ord-ination of Defence. Mr. L. llorc-Bclisha, Minister of War. Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of Air. Sir Maurice Hankcy, Minister without portfolio. The new Cabinet held its first meeting to-night. The London correspondent of the Associated Press of America stales that Mr. Anthony Eden is named as Dominion Secretary “with special access to the Cabinet." French Welcome Mr. Churchill French official quarters have expressed enthusiasm at the selection of Mr. Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty. There were two meetings of Cabinet yesterday. The first, which began at 4.10 p.m., was held to discuss the latest, phases of the German invasion of Poland, and help Mr. Chamberlain ito prepare his statement for the House of Commons. Several Ministers hurriedly left Parliament to attend it. All the Defence Ministers were present. Polish Ambassador’s Call The Polish Ambassador■ went to Downing Street at 4.40 p.m. in response to a summons from Mr. Chamberlain. He remained for five minutes. The Cabinet adjourned at 5.22 p.m. The second meeting, which was summoned with less than an hour's notice, began at 11.30 p.m., three hours after Parliament had adjourned. It ended 45 minutes later, at a quarter of an hour after midnight.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20033, 4 September 1939, Page 5
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