In addition to such political familiars as Guy Mollet, Pierre Pflimlin and Antoine Pinay, Premier Charles de Gaulle's Cabinet includes these interesting new faces:
Foreign Minister: Maurice Couve de Murville, 51, lawyer, financial expert, career diplomat. Son of a judge in Reims, and a Protestant, Couve de Murville became Inspector of Finance at 23. He escaped from Vichy France to North Africa during the war, served as Finance Minister under De Gaulle. After serving as Ambassador to Egypt and representative to NATO, he became Ambassador to the U.S. in 1955-56, but nearly lost...
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