NEW BRITISH CABINET

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18, 22 July 1919, Page 7

NEW BRITISH CABINET

BROAD OUTLINES SETTLED

SECRETARIAT TO BE CONTINUED,

(Received July 22, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 21st July. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George has settled the broad outline of the new British Cabinet, which will probably consist of twelve members. A notable feature will be the retention of the secretariat as developed under the War Cabinet, enabling a record to be taken of all the deliberations and decisions of cabinet.

[The secretariat of the War Cabinet was instituted in_l9l7, as one of several notable new features in the British.Governmental system. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maurice Hankey, X.C.8., was at its head, as secretary to the War Cabinet. The chief function of the new secretariat, itrording to The Times History of the ■Var, was to ensure that the Govern-

ent Departments were kept in close

uch with the policy of the Cabinet, and ..nversely, that the membei's of the War a'oinet were kept in touch with the i-.ilicy and action of the various departments. To this end, the rule which had Persisted through centuries of change, hat no minutes should be taken of Cabinet meetings; was abandoned, and the '-'rime Minister instructed the secretariat hat its first duty was to report the pro-

■cdings of he War Cabinet. Secondly, had to transmit the decisions of the

Var Cabinet to those Departments which ere concerned in giving effect to them, n t were otherwise interested.]