BELGIUM: Resignations

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The Cabinet of Premier Paul van Zeeland this week seemed to be reorganized under the leadership of Finance Minister Henri de Man and the resignations of its members were before King Leopold III. Many expected Economist van Zeeland to go to Basle and succeed the recently drowned Director of the Bank for International Settlements, M. Pierre Quesnay. Attacks of the Belgian Fascists or Rexists upon M. van Zeeland for continuing to receive emoluments from the National Bank of Belgium after he became Premier resulted in a parliamentary vote clearing van Zeeland (TIME, Sept. 20 et ante). But the blatant Rexist press has never ceased repeating its charges, and last week van Zeeland and his Cabinet colleagues decided that His Majesty must be given opportunity to reorganize the Cabinet.