The Archive · 1939

Present Cabinet List

The British Cabinet, including today's changes, now comprises the following:—

Mr, Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Lebder of the Commons; John Anderson, Lord Privy, Seal and Minister of Civilian Defence; whit Leslie Here-Belisha, Secretary for Ernest Brown, Mi ter of Labour; Edward Burgin, Minister of Transport; Lora Chatfield, Minister for the Coordination of Defence; Lt.-Col. D. J. Colville, Secretary of state for Scotland; ari de la Warr, President of the Board of Educa Major Sir ald Dorman-Smith, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries; Mr. Walter Eliott, Minister of Health; Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secreta Sir Thomas Inskip, Dominions Secretary; Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary for Air;

Secretary; Qd, Moh MacDonald, Colonial Lord Maugham, Lord Chancellor; Mr. W. S. Morrison, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Viscount Runciman, Lord President, of the Council; Sir John Simon, Chancellor of Exchequer; lord Stanhope, Firet Lord of the ty, and Leader of the House of twinkling fires, Men are working hard to clear the roads, where the snow is knee-deep in places.

It is believed that the armies are falling back in good order, but it appears unlikely that their resistance will amount to anything beyond a rearguard action to cover the withdrawal of as much war material as can be saved to Southern bpat Reuter.

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