Mr, Eden's post of Secretary for War has been given to Capt. David Margesson, joint chiot government whip.
Lord Halifax, who is $9, has disguished himself in many posts during his long career in Govern~ nent service since his first Ministerial Eppointment in 1021. The (we. most Important were thave of Viceroy of India. from 1925 to 1930 and Foreign Secretary since February, 1038, Proviously he was Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, President of the Board of Education, Minister of Agriculture, and Secretary of State for War.
Lord Halifax sumed the Foreign Secretaryship a a critical time in Furopean and world affairs following resignation of Mr. Eden. One of his rst take was to open conyers tions with Italy which led tothe Anglo-Italian agreement signed Rome in April, 1038. Lord. Halifax assisted Mr. Eden in several of his missions regarding the Locarno Treaty in 1996 and took a very pro minent part in the consultations prior fo the abdication of King Edward vin.
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