852.00/3681: Telegram
The Third Secretary of Embassy in Spain (Wendelin) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4 p.m.]
X–281. My telegram No. X–279 of November 4, 2 p.m.89 Following government was formed late last evening: President of Council of Ministers and Minister of War, Largo Caballero; Minister of State, Alvarez Del Vayo; Minister of Marine and Air, Indalecio Prieto; Minister of Justice [Finance], Negrin; Minister of Gobernación, Galarza; Minister of Labor, De Gracia; above are all Socialists. Minister of Public Instruction, Jesús Hernandez; Minister of Agriculture, Uribe; above two Communists. Minister of Hacienda [Justice], Juan Garcia Oliver; Minister of Marine [Industry], Juan Peyro; Minister of Commerce, Juan Lopez Sánchez; Minister of Public Health (Sam-dad), Federica Montseny Mañé; above four represent Anarcho-Syn-dicalist National Confederation of Labor (CNT). Minister of Public Works, Julio Justo; Minister of Propaganda, Carlos Espla; above two Left Republicans. Minister of Communications, Giner de los Rios, Union Republican. Ministers without portfolio: José Giral, Left Republican; Manuel Irujo, Basque Nationalist; Jaime Aiguade, Catalan Esquerra.
New government includes three new Portfolios, namely Commerce, Public Health and Propaganda. All parties and labor organizations supporting Popular Front are now represented in the government as Socialist-General Labor Union (U and T) is also represented by Socialist Ministers.
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