The Archive · 1925

Spanish Cabinet Crisis

Directory to Abdicate in Favour! of Civilian Cabinet Madrid, Nov. 3.

Abolition of the Directory and substitution by a civil Cabinet with General Prime de Rivera as Pre-expected to follow a meet 1d] ing of political leaders at the Ministry of War to-day, presided over by General de Rivera, with a view to preparing to hand over the reins of power.

Later.

The Directory will resign to-day and be replaced by a civil Cabinet headed "by General de Rivera—

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