Evening star., 1941-02-25
Petain Names Legate
To Germans Following
Cabinet Shake-up
Changes in Government
Emphasizes Economic
Help for Reich
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VICHY, France. Feb. 25,-Jacque'
Barnaud was named by Chief oi
State Marshal Petain today to the
new post of delegate general ir
charge of French German negotia-
tions following q cabinet revision
apparently designed to emphasize
the economic phase of collaboration
with the Reich.
Marshal Petain set up five main
ministries headed by Vice Premier
Admiral Jean Darlan.
Besides Admiral Darlan, who also
Is vice president of the Council OF
Ministers, foreign minister and
minister of the navy, the following
present ministers were designated
for the uper-cabinet:
Gen. Charles Huntziger, minis
ter of defense; Yves Boutillier,
minister of finance: Joseph Bar
thelmy. minister of justice, and
Pierre Caziot, minister of agricul-
ture.
The f1ve-man directorate, serving
under the final authority of Mar
shal Petain. will be the all-poWerful
body with authority over Is secre-
taries of state, including secre-
tary of economy charged with col
latine German-French economic
questions under direction Of M. Bar
maud, and a secretary of public
works, charged with attacking the
unemployment problem.
Banker Receives Post.
The latter post was assigned to
Francois Lehideux, member Of a
well-known banking family. Others
listed for secretariatS Included
Pierre Pucheu, industrialist. secre-
tary of industrial production; Je-
rome Carcopino, dean of Sorbonne,
secretary of education, and the fol-
lowing ministers remaining as heads
of their departments, but with des-
ignations of secretaries:
Gen. Jean Marie Bergeret, avia-
ton; Admiral Rene Platon, colonies;
Rene Behn. labor; Jean Archard,
food supply, and Jean Barthelot,
minister of communications.
Jacques Chevalier, recently named
minister of education, was desie-
mated secretary of the family and
health.
The powers OF NJ. Boutillier and
Gen, Huntziger were greatly ex-
tended by the reorganization, while
those of M. Belin we're sharply re-
duced. NJ. Boutillier will oversee
the secretaries for industrial pro-
duction. labor and communications.
Gen. Huntziger was given author
ttv over the secretaries of education
and youth, family and health and
colonieS-the last of significance,
since the colonies contain the larg-
est modified force of French SOL
diers.
DarIan's Powers Expanded.
Admiral Darlans vast powers were
expanded by the placing of agricul-
ture and public works under his
responsibility. Subject to the au-
thority Of Marshal Petain. he will
exercise in the top cabinet powers
equal to those of his predecessor,
Pierre Laval, whose restoration to
power is said authoritatively to have
been demanded by Germany.
M, Barnaud, a civil service mem
Der of the government as inspector
Of finances, is regarded as tech
nician rather than politician.
While he will function in M. Boutil-
liers ministry he will be directly
under order of Marshal Petain.
A former technician with the
Renault automobile factory, M.
Barnaud will reside in Paris and be
the French delegate to the French
German Raw Materials Commission.
Two journalists rated as active
supporters of full collaboration with
Germany. Benoist Mechin and Paul
Marion, also were named to the new
government.
Marion Once Was Communist.
M. Mechin. a journalist with the
rightist newspaper Gringoire and
author of a favorable history of the
German Army, will be assistant
general secretary to Admiral Darlan.
M. Marion, named assistant sec
retary for information, is chief OF
propaganda for jacques Doriot's
Paris newspaper, Cri du Peuple, and
once was a Communist.
While some observers saw the pos
sibility the new post of delegate
general for German negotiations had
been designed for M. Laval, 1t was
noted that the delegate would be in
direct contact primarily with the
economic delegations of the armistice
commissions.
M Laval's views on collaboration
with Germany are known TO extend
to political as we'll as economic CO.
operation.
The top cabinet of five. with the
body of secretaries, replaced the idea
of triumvirate once expected, and
in which M. Laval was reported to
have been demanding full powers,
with Marshal Petain reduced to a