The Archive · 1940

East Indies

The "Nichi Nichi" urged the Japanese Government to pay the closest attention to these movements, especially in connection with French Indo-China because of its vital importance to Japan, both geographically and economically, Japan should object to a joint control of Indo-China, the "Nichi Nichi" continued, and stressed that Japan should take diplomatic counter-reassures against the alleged agreement for joint administration of the Important French colony.

"The "Nichi Nichi" also emphasized that Japan should immediately force France to discontinue her allegedly hostile attitude toward Japan by halting all supplies of, arms and munitions through Indo-China to the (Chungking Government-—United Press.

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