Firms Only Carrying Out Pre-War Contracts Paris, June 22.
Prior to the Sino-Japanese hosti ties, France was one of the principal suppliers of arms to China, it is pointed out in official circles here in reference to Japanese protests of French supplies of munitions to China, Since the war began, these circles state, France has been forbidden to transport war materials to China across French Indo-China.
At the same time, it is stated, French firms decided to carry out contracts for the supply of munitions to China which were arranged before the outbreak of hostilities, The Japanese Government were informed at the time, the officials declare, and did not raise any objec-
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