DARLAN’S POWER
DEFENCE MINISTER NORTH AFRICAN CONTROL MEANS OF EXECUTION (Reed. Aug. 13,'1l a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12. The Berlin radio, quoting a report from Vichy, states that the VicePremier, Admiral Darlan, has been appointed Minister for Defence and General' Huntziger Secretary for War Affairs. M. Pierre Pucheux, who was Secretary of the Interior, is now Minister of the Interior. The changes were decided during the week-end talks. The report adds that Vichy political quarters attach particular importance to the latter appointment, but states that the appointment is not yet officially confirmed in Vichy. The agency transmitting the report offers the opinion that the appointment of Admiral Darlan as Minister of Defence, and with General Huntziger in a minor post, appears to indicate that Admiral Darlan, who holds in his hands the reins of policy in North Africa, now has the means to execute such a policy.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20632, 13 August 1941, Page 5
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146DARLAN’S POWER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20632, 13 August 1941, Page 5
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