London, Nov. 1.
An official announcement yesterday evening, following the afternoon meeting of the Cabinet, stated that Viscount Hailsham, Lord President of the Council, having tendered his resignauon, the King had been gracious ly pleased to accept it and to approve the appointment of Viscount Rund man to be Lord President of the Council and Sir John Anderson, former Governor of Bengal, to be Lord Privy Seal, while Mr. Malcolm MacDonald will concurrently bef Secretary of State for the Dominions and Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Viscount Hailsham, in tendering his resignation, said that it was not due to any difference of opinion over Government policy, but because the necessity for filling the two vacancies in the Cabinet seemed to render it desirable that the Prime Minister should have at his disposal a post which did not involve the administration of any great Department of State. In this way, the opportunity for a wider reinforcement of the Cabinet would be given.
The reply of the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, recognized Lord Hailsham's sense of public duty, and thanked him for.the invaluable service rendered to the he had country.
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