Five men who have not ta Dart in any previous French Government are members of the new Cabinet formed yesterday by Marshal Philippe Petain.
These men are M. Marcel Peyrouton, inister of the Interior, General Leon Hüntziger, Minister of War, Rear-Admiral Platen, Secretary of State for Colonies, M. George Ripert, Secretary of State for Education and Youth, and M. Berthelot, Secretary of State for Communications, Although they are not politicians ju the strictest sense, all the new members of the Cabinet have s wide experience of public affairs.
M. Peyrouton, the new Home Minister, has had a long career in France's colonial service, during which he set a high example of efüciency. He spent most of his time in North Africa where he was successively Administrator of Colonies, Secretary-General of the Government of Algeria, Resident-General of Tunisia and Resident General of Morocco. On September 25, 1936, he was appointed French Ambassador to Argentina. Later, he was recalled to take over the administration of Tun, at which post he remained until after the armistice.
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