The Archive · 1940

In the United States, meanwhile

Japanese Government

Mr, Cordell Hull made a declaration stating the U.S. wished to see no further changes in the territorial status quo in the Far East In this situation, France began negotiations with Japan to find a basis for friendly agreement to take into account the extension of Sino-Japanese hostilities to the vicinity of the Indo-Chinese frontier, where border incidents occurred sometimes.

Franco-Japanese—parleys were launched at Tokyo, between the French Ambassador, M. Arsene Henry and the Foreign Minister Mr. Matsuoka, and in Indo-China by the Governor-General Admiral Decoux and General Issaku Nishihara, head of the Japanese delegation there.

Admiral Decoux and General Nishihara, in fact, studied at Hanoi ways and means to execute the measures studied and decided upon at Tokyo. 5 These contacts were never broken off, and the negotiations are continuing now with both partie: wishing to bring them to a happy conclusion.

There is every reason to believe, Havas may state, that the interests of Japan may be reconciled with the interests and duties of France, to whom the Armistice left the care of safeguarding her empire— fires in the ne After Nazis Visited Midlands Havas, bare ddr Mes tous being on The wreckage shown is that of a homestead in the Midlands after a hit by a German bomb.

This Chungking Reports were badly damáged and a cinema air raid took place after the Nazis had shifted their attacks from the coastal areas to the Chungking, Sept. 9. was destroyed. Ambulances in this neighbourhood were busy for several Midlands. Attention is drawn to the air raid shelter in the background, unharmed by the explosion.

The Indo-China situation remail very. obscure. hours taking people to hospital," the While Chinese circles claim to communique 5 have received reliable information "Just before daylight, bombs were ear Government: buildings

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