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13. nd Jommerce and of Education, being representatives of
Cheng Hadeh Tul, the Southern faction with which
-resident id had been working, had disappeared with
e latter. The so-called Central Government of China
ever since consisted of this incomplete Cabinet, who
rue presidential mandates in regard to the appointment
officials and other government business, which are
blished as usual in the Government Gazette as being
led with the presidential seal in the hands of the
Soverning Cabinet" and countersigned by those four or
Ive Ministers holding office out of the full Cabinet of
ne.
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*`s explained in paragraph 12 of my despatch above
feried to, this ar.angement is, it is argued, in accord-
ce with the terms of the Provisional Constitution.
3.
carly in July the Cabinet was further reduced
the resignation of Chang Ying-hun, Minister of Finance,
before the end of the month their strength was once
rë raised to five by Wellington Koo's assumption of
Fice as Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs; while a
days ago the Ministry of Finance as again filled
the appointment of Chang fu, thus deducing the wmber
vacant portfolios to three (War, Education, and Agricul-
re and Commerce).
Chang Ying-hua resigned owing to the
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