Paris, July 7.
Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Ambassador in France, yesterday informed M. Georges Bonnet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that China continued to claim sovereignty over the Paracel Islands. He also enquired the meaning of the occupation of the Islands by detachments of Annamite police, M. Bonnet replied that France had Sent to the Islands personnel and material necessary for the establishment and maintenance of lighthouses and a meteorological station.
The police had been sent to ensure their protection.
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