1.
GV EXT..OF PALACE OFFICE
0.05

2.
LV PAN..INTERIOR
0.11

3.
SV HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY AND PROTOCOL CHIEF GEORGE OUEGNIEN IN DOORWAY
0.16

4.
SV & CU NEW MINISTER OF INFORMATION BOUAZO READS LISTS OF NEW APPOINTMENTS (2 SHOTS)
0.30

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LV PAN..FROM BOUAZO TO BOIGNY AND MINISTERS LISTENING IN DOORWAY (2 SHOTS)
0.58

6.
SV & CU BOUAZO CONGRATULATED AS HE LEAVES ROOM (2 SHOTS)
1.14

7.
SV REPORTERS WITH TAPE RECORDER
1.19

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SV BOUAZO JOINS GROUP OF MINISTERS ON STEPS
1.30

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CU PAN..AUGUSTE DENISE, HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY AND MATHIEU EKRA WITH OTHER MINISTERS ON STEPS
1.38


PRESIDENT: FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY;



MINISTERS OF STATE: AUGUSTE DENISE, MATHIEU EKRA, AND BLAISE NDIA KOFFI;



JUSTICE: CAMILLE ALLIALI;



INTERIOR: NANLO BAMBA;



ARMED FORCES; KOUADIO MSAHIA BLE;



ECONOMY AND FINANCE; HENRI KONAN BEDIE;



CONSTRUCTION AND URBANISM: ALEXIS THIERRY-LEBBE (WHO SUCCEEDS MICHEL GOLY);



TOURISM: LOUA DIOMANDE (NEW MINISTRY).



PLANNING: DHAMED DIAWARA;



POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS: SOUEYMANE CISSOKO;



AGRICULTURE; ABDOULAYE SAWADOGO;



NATIONAL EDUCATION: LOROUGNON GUEDE;



TECHNICAL TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: BARRY BATTESTI (NEW MINISTRY).



PUBLIC HEALTH AND POPULATION: HYPPOLITE AYE (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING BLAISE NDIA KOFFI);



CIVIL SERVICE: JOSEPH TADJO EHUE (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING LOUA DIOMANDE);



PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT: GRAH KADJI (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING ALCIDE KACOU);



ANIMAL PRODUCTION: DIKO GARDA (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING LANCINE KONE);



YOUTH, POPULAR EDUCATION, AND SPORTS: ETIENNE SHIN (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING BISSOUMA TAPE);



INFORMATION: EDMOND BOUAZO (NEW MINISTER, SUCCEEDING MATHIEU EKRA).




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Background: IVORY COAST PRESIDENT FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY ON MONDAY (5 JANUARY) BROUGHT NINE NEW MINISTERS, MOSTLY YOUNG TECHNOCRATS, INTO HIS GOVERNMENT.

M. LOROUGNON GUEDE, FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, BECOMES NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTER, BUT OTHERWISE THE KEY POSTS -- FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERIOR, JUSTICE, AND FINANCE -- REMAIN UNCHANGED.

M. GUEDE SUCCEEDS M. LAMBERT AMON TANOH, WHO HAS LEFT THE GOVERNMENT.

OBSERVERS IN ABIDJAN SAID THE RESHUFFLE DID NOT SIGNIFY ANY CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT POLICY.