The Archive · 1940

Fresh Demon

Hongkong, Sept, 1. Thailand has presented French

wceording to the newspaper, "Chi China with "fresh" coman the reject the ent of three previous territorial demands, the ds, Thailand representatives visited the French Legation in Bangkok wud presented fresh demands verbally.—Reuter.

"Nothing (0 Do with Japan"

Japan has nothing to do wi land's demands on France for the return of lost territory now incor: ported in French Indo-China, the spokesman of the Foreign Office declared today in commenting on a French statement which, he alleged, indirectly blamed Japan for Thailand's demands, added that "the negotiations now going on in Indo-China between the Japanese authori coal French authorities have no eonneetion with the non-aggression pact between Thailand and. France, Thailand's "demands to France outer.

"War Fever" In Thailand War fever is ropily spreading Bangkok, Sept. 17.

Thailand is "are cate military Movements are vestensibly "taking place' In preparation for the Uiggest ferny manaeuvves in Thalfand's lise tory and which: were "announced for this. Autumn Following the mobilization of the reserves last. month, new soups of Feservists wore recently called fo Wie Colours. The number of men under farms is not determinable and is being Kept a closely guarded secret. clearly evident that the bulk of the troops are being move towards the French Indo-China border and other frontier areas-Dome Frontier Demareation Drought to a standstill large-scale military operations.

Chinese believe that the Japanese oeiober may attempt an inva Szechuen of Yunnan, "Though large-scale important Eh insti Vichy, Sept. 18.

Delimitation of the "frontier between French Indo-China and Th: Jand in the Mekong region will submitted to a mixed commission at

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