The Archive · 1938

French Cabinet

Senate Unanimously Grants Plenary Powers Daladier to Hay ye Free Hand for 6 Weeks AFTER his impressive success Eduard Daladier, France's overwhelming victory when the Finance Bill, conferring plenary Paris, Apr. 14. in the Chamber of Deputies, M. new Premier, gained another Senate unanimously passed his powers on the Government to [deal with outstanding financial and social problems until July 31, [Official figures of the division showed that 290 Senators voted for the measure and none against, but the Radical originally given ai the only one to vote "No," was later included among the "Ayes Before the measure reached the Senate the Financial Commission Jot the House unanimously apr eved it with only one member Both the Chamber and the Senate have now gone into [Easter recess, giving M. Daladier a The sudden Improvement in the French political situation has created most favourable impression among London financiers and, while some free hand for the next six weeks.

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