The Archive · 1938

Dr, Edouard Benes, President

Caechoslovakia, has resigned.

The. Czechoslovak Government, newly constituted under the premiership of General Jan Sirovy, Inspector-General of the Czech Army, has resigned, and is being reformed.

General Sirovy remains Premier in the new Government, Dr. Franz Chvalkovsky, the Czech! Minister to Ialy, will be the new Foreign Minister, and other members jor the Cabinet will include economic experts.

'M. Cermak, Slovak Minister, resigned yesterday morning, because considered that the Government's Proposals with regard to the Slovak Autonomist demands were inadequate.

It is clear that, amidst the rumours Jwith which Prague is at present full, the Slovak problem will' come prominently to the foreground, and {t is hoped that within the next day or so some basis of agreement will be found.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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