The Archive · 1938

Czech Federal Cabinet Formed in Prague

Prague, Dec. 2.

The new Czechoslovak Federal Cabinet has been formed by Dr. Rudolf Beran, former" Chairman of the Agrarian Republican Party, who will succeed General Jan Sirovy, as Premier, according to an announcement made last evening.

General Sirovy will rem in the [Cabinet as Minister of National Defence, while Dr. Karel Sider, leader of the Slovak Government Party, becomes Deputy Prime Minister in the Federal Cabinet.

Dr. Frantisek Chvalkovsky remains Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr.

Kalfus still holds the post of Finance Minister. appointed in the Foreign, Slovak. Under-Secretaries will be Defence fand Finance Ministries, while non-Party experts will be appointed as Ministers for Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.

The Slovak Government is _unchanged, with the exception of the now Minister of Justice, and the Ministry for Subcarpathian Russia is also unchanged.

'These appointments have been duly' Japproved by the newly elected Pre~ lent of the Federal State, Dr. Emil Hacha—Reuter.

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