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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1938.

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TDRAMATIC RESHUFFLE

IN GERMAN GOVERNMENT

Command Of The Armed

Armed Forces

Hitler Takes

VON RIBBENTROP APPOINTED TO

FOREIGN OFFICE

Berlin, To-day.

Without warning except that provided by the leak- age of information regarding the split between Herr Hitler and Field Marshal von Blomberg, dramatic and vital changes in the organisation of the German Government were announced yesterday.

Herr Hitler takes command of the armed forces. Herr von Ribbentrop becomes Foreign Minister. Baron von Neurath takes the chairmanship of a secret inner council, which will include Herr Hitler's chief advisers on all important matters of state, superseding the Cabinet in import-

ance.

Berlin, To-day. Herr Hitler yesterday an- nounced that he himself will henceforth take entire supreme command of Germany's armed forces.

Field-Marshal

Werner von

Blomberg is no longer War Min- ister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

NEW OFFICE

A new office has been created which will also attend to affairs of

GENERAL

GOERING PROMOTED

Berlin, To-day. General Hermann Goering has been made Field-Marshal.

Seven high generals have been retired from Feb. 28.-Reuter.

Herr von Ribbentrop, who for has held the post of

Herr von Ribbentrop," German Ambassador in London, who be- comes new Foreign Minister in the Hitler Government.

SUPPRESSION OF BIRTH CONTROL

Tokyo, To-day.

IMPORTANT ANGLO-GERMAN NEGOTIATIONS

Berlin, To-day. According to German circles the visit of the British Ambassador in Berlin, Sir Nevile Hen- derson, to London, is con- nected with important Anglo-German discus-

sions.

The discussions are intended to carry a step further the nego tiations opened during Lord Hali- fax's visit to Germany, and com- prising subjects such as an air pact, the colonial question and a general European settlement.

British quarters in Berlin are silent, being of the opinion that any statement made should be forthcoming from London and not Berlin-Reuter,

A British Wireless message yes- terday conveyed the impression that Sir Nevile Henderson was in

Mistaken birth control must be strictly suppressed, because an in- crease of the population forms the foundation of national development, England for other than official rea- sons but was taking the oppor- Marquis Koichi Kido, concurrently tunity to discuss the general situa- Minister of Education and Publiction with Mr. Eden. Welfare, said in the. Diet yesterday. the War Ministry. It is called "Su- some time

Earlier in the session it was re- vealed that the Ministry of Pub preme Command of the Armed Ambassador in London, succeeds lic Welfare had decided to

Miss Ruth Emily Audsley has Forces" in, the Reichs War Minis-Baron von Neurath,

seek been appointed to be an Assistant try.

Baron von Neurath becomes head of persons suffering from heredi-tion Department, with effect from legislation empowering sterilisation Mistress (Kindergarten), Educa- This office will be placed under of a new secret Cabinet Council the direct command of Herr Hitler which will advise Herr. Hitler

tary diseases-Reuter.

3rd February, 1998. as supreme commander of the arm-all foreign political questions. ed forces, and is the Fuehrer's mi- litary staff.

FOREIGN MINISTRY

Simultaneously with the change in Germany's military command, comes the appointment of Herr Joa- chim von Ribbentrop as Foreign Minister.

Baron von Fritsch, commander of the Reichswehr, who has re- signed, in sympathy it is believed with Field-Marshal von Blomberg.

on

It appears that the Cabinet will include Herr von Ribbentrop with the title of Foreign Minister, and General Keitl, the new Chief of the Supreme Command.

SECRET COUNCIL

The new Secret Council also in- cludes General Hermann Goering (Air Minister), Herr Rudolf Hess (Herr Hitler's Deputy), Dr. Joseph Goebbels (Propaganda Minister) and Admiral Raeder (Commander- in-Chief of the Navy).

General von Fritsch-has- signed the post of Commander-in- Chief of the German Army on the ground of ill-health, and is suc ceeded by Artillery General von Brauschitsch, who also becomes a member of the new Council.

The Reichstag has been summon- ed for Feb. 20, Reuter

GEN. SUGIYAMA'S LATEST

Tokyo, To-day. The War Minister, Gen. Sugiya- ma, declared in the Diet yesterday that in contrast to the situation prevailing in Manchuria six years ago, Japan now intends to "make the Chinese rule themselves in North China."

He added that the Japanese will help the Chinese to achieve pelf- government and "co-existence and co-prosperity with Japan."Reuter.

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