Tokyo, Oct. 29.
Commenting on representations to the French Government. regarding shipments of arms through Indo-China, a Foreign Office spokesman declared yesterday that the Japanese Government was g: avely concerned over the matter as there were indications that a ban on such shipments was not being satisfactorily enforced Hy the French authorities.
The Foreign Office had received reports to the effect that substantial quantities of arms still were being transported through Indo-China for delivery to the Chinese military authorities, the spokesman said.
He stated that gasoline stored in Hongkong had been shipped to Yunnan through Indo-China and that other supplies had been sent recently to Kwangsi by way of Yunnan. On October 24 two modern antiaircraft guns of French make and 240,000 military blankets had arrived at Hanoi for delivery to the Chinese authorities, the spokesman claimed.
Another shipment of four more anti-aircraft guns was expected, he said, as reports had been received that a contract had been signed and payment made.
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