Paris, May 18.
A further reshuffle in the Cabinet was announced here today.
Premier Paul Reynaud gives up his Foreign Ministry portfolio to M. Edouard Daladier and takes over the latter's National Defence and War Ministries.
Marshal Philippe Petain, French Ambassador to Spain, becomes a Minister of State and Vice-Premier.
M. Henry Roy has resigned the Home Ministry portfolio and is replaced by M. Georges Mandel The place of the latter at the Colonial Ministry will be taken by M. Louis Rollin.
M. Leon Barety becomes Trade Minister in place of M. Rollin.
The switch between Premier Rey-nand and M. Daladier was decided upon when events demonstrated the necessity of concentrating the political and military direction of the war.
—Havas:
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