Vichy, Sept. 9.
Several contradictory, inaccurate reports have been issued during the past few days regarding Franco Japanese negotiations on Indo-China, Last night, Havas was. placed position to clarify the situation, Upon conclusion of Franco-German PFraneo-Tallan armistice agree= ments. continuation "of the war between the Axis and Great Britain could not but have its effects in the For East.
Repercussions were soon felt Britain withdrew her garrisons in tientsin and Shanghai, and launched friendly conversations with the Japanese Government.
In the United States, _meanwhite tr, Cordell Hull made a. declaration stating the further changes. status quo in the Far In this tion, negotiations with Japan to find a Dusis for friendly agreement to take inia account the extension of Sinofanese hostilities tothe vicinity Indo-Chinese frontier, where Hyordler inelilents occurred sometimes. neo-Japanese—parleys were riched at Tokyo, between the French Ambassador, M. Arsene Henry and the Foreign Minister Me. Matsuoka and in Indo-China by the Governor-General, Admiral Decoux and General Issniew Nishihara, head Gf the Japanese delegation there.
The latest reports from Hanoi state that all is quiet there, without any signs of the Japanese landing troops.
'A. usually well-informed oreign source states: that, according to information received direct from Hanoi, the negotiations between the Japanese and the French in Indo-China have already broken down.
At the same time foreign reports from the French colony indicat strong tendency on the part of Indo-'China to drift away from the influence fof Vichy. There is said to have been 9 00d deal of talk in Indo-China of the French colony joining General de Tt fs stated that Admiral Decoux, Governor of Indo-China. was pre= viously a subordinate of General Catroux, his predecessor. "Vichy promoted Admiral Decoux, it is further declared, in the hope of winning his support, but whether he will actually support' Vichy is said not to be yet guile clear.
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