Military history of South Africa during World War II Westminster with its head of state being the British king, the South African Prime Minister on 1 September 1939 was J.B.M. Hertzog – the leader of the pro-Afrikaner and anti-British National Party. The National Party had joined in a unity government with the pro-British South African Party of Jan Smuts in 1934 as the United Party. Hertzog's problem was that South Africa was constitutionally obligated to support Great Britain against Nazi Germany. The Polish-British Common Defence Pact obligated Britain, and in turn its dominions, to help Poland if attacked by the Nazis. When Adolf Hitler's forces attacked Poland on 1
Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand) Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand) The Office of the Prime Minister (; ; Abrv: OPM) is the central executive agency in the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand. It is classified as a cabinet department and is led by its own minister. Its main responsibility is to assist the Prime Minister of Thailand in the role of head of government and chair of the cabinet of Thailand. As the central executive agency, the Office of the Prime Minister is in charge of the coordination and management of the executive branch of the government of Thailand. It assists prime ministers