VITAL FRENCH DECREES
Two Years’ Extension Of Parliament MINISTRY TO OFFSET NAZI PROPAGANDA Control Of Broadcasting By Prime Minister Bv T<de^ p ra ph.— Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received July 30, 8.15 p.m.) PARIS, July 29. President Lebrun signed 80 decrees. including extension of the life of Parliament by two years to 19421 The formation of a Ministry of Information in order to offset German propaganda; The control of broadcasting under a central administration to counter Germany’s radio wai against France; Extension of counter-espionage; Protection of the national defence industries by a tariff. The President has also earmarked £5,639,000 for the encouragement of larger families by a bonus. The new Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will be under the supervision of the Prime Minister, M. Daladier. The director of the former section will be Frances famous playwright, M. Jean Giraudoux, and of the latter Professor Jean Brillouin. CLEAN-UP OF SPIES Army Shorthand Writer Arrested PARIS. July 28. A shorthand writer named Amourelle, attached to the army committee, with access to secret documents, has been arrested in connexion with the spy scandal. Amourelle is a member of the pacifist wing of the Socialist Party, and is a former collaborator of M. Leon Blum, the ex-Premier.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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