The Archive · 1933

French Claim to Nine Pacific Islands

Total Area of New Possessions Only 300 Acres Paris, July 26, The French occupation of certain coral. islands. between Indo-China, Borneo and the Philippines was offally announced to-day, Tt is. stated that henceforth following territories will be under French sovereignt Cave and d'Amboise, occupied on April 7 Ttuaba and Deux Iles, occupied on April 10; Laito, occupied on April 11; 'Thitu' and Spratly, occupied on April 12; and" several dependent inlets.

The total aer is only approximately 300 or less} than half square mile-—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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