5 Sept. 24.
Except for x minor border incident on' Sunday, the Japan-Indo-to have: passed off concerned as possible in the light of pre~ vailing conditions. Admiral Decoux, Gover~ nor-General of Indo-China, in a statement issued on Sunday night, makes it clear that 'a diplomatic accord between the French and the Japanese Governments has provided for formal Japanese recognition of the territorial integrity of Indo-China, and of French sovercignty over all parts' of the Indo-Chinese Union, As a return for this, military facil ties are to be accorded the Japanese army in the French colony. It is not stated exactly what those facilities are, but these are generally reported to. include arrangements for the passage of Japanese troops through 'Tongking, the establishment of some of them in that area, and permission for the Japanese fo use an unspecified number of aeroplane bases. 'The whole arrangement is obviously' designed to assist the Japanese in their! coming attempt to enter Yunnan and out the! Burma Road, 'This new arrangement must be viewed in the light of the realities of the situation. As'
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