The Archive · 1939

France Retains All Rights

Paris, Nov. 14.

France has notified all Governments that the withdrawal of troops. from China docs not mean that France has Felinguished its extraterritorial rights The Government announced that it will maintain a force large enough to assure a guard of French buildings Peiping and other Chinest cities, The garrison at the French Concession at Shanghai will be reduced. but the garrison at Tientsin will be kept at full strength in order to in= sure French rights there. "The majorty of troops will be withdrawn from Canton for services elsewhere, the (Government announced, The Government stressed that the reductions of French garrisons China 1s a temporary" measure—United Press.

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