FRANCE: NEW FRENCH CABINET FACE THE PRESS.

Record ID: 649423

  • Title: FRANCE: NEW FRENCH CABINET FACE THE PRESS.
  • Date: 29th May 1974
  • Summary: 1. GV Elysee ZOOM INTO MV flag 0.11 2. MV Reporters round entrance as Madame vViel, M. Bonnet, and M. Jarrot come out. 0.27 3. SV Jarrot and Ansquer surrounded by newsmen, PAN TO M. Poniatowski speakiang to press 0.43 4. SV Newsmen holding up cameras 0.45 5. GV Chirac leaving surrounded by newsmen 1.05 6. GV M. Sauvagnargues speaking to newsmen on steps 1.15 Initials AE/22.37 AE/22.51 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th June 1974 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA4AN5AIIVBU2WNJ45790TXOL03
  • Story Text: A large crowd of newsmen waited outside the main entrance of the Elyee Place in Paris on Wednesday (29 May), as President Valery Giscard D'Estaing's new Cabinet left following the announcement of their appointments.

    Among the first to brave the gauntlet of photographers were Mme. Simone Veil (the Minister of Health), M. Andre Jarrot (Minister of the Environment), and M. Christian Bonnet (the Minister of Agriculture).

    Close behind were M. Pniatowski (Minister of the Interior), and M. Vincent Anequer (Minister of Commerce). The crush of photographers intensified as M. Jacques Chirac (Prime Minister) walked down the steps of the Palace. He wa soon followed by M. Jean Sauvagnargues (Minister of Foreign Affairs).

    The new President has carried out his election promise to bring in new facxes to the Government. Of the 15 new ministers nominated on Wednesday - excluding Prime Minister Chirac, who was nominated the day before - only four in the previous Government of President Pompidou. Moreover, only four of the new ministers are members of the Gaullist UDR party.

    The remainder of the new Cabinet come from the ranks of independent republicans, reformats, and those not affiliated to any party.

    The appointment of M. Sauvagangues as Minister of Foreign Affairs, is particularly significant. He takes Cabinet office after being the French Ambassador in Bonn, and his appointment is seen as an indication of the importance President D'Eastaing attaches to France's relations with West Germany and European Affaire in general.
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