Bangkok, Sept. 22.
Amicable settlement of the long. pending dispute between French Indo-China and Thailand over. the Jexaet demarcation of the border between the two countries seemed In sight' with the disclosure yesterday that a border demarcation conference Will be held early next month.
According to information available here, the conference will decide on which country will ultimately possess more than 40 small islands in the Mekong River which now forms a rough "boundary between French Indo-China and Thailand, The border demarcation commis. sion, it was Learned, was formed at {the proposal of the French Pinister to Thailand. The membership of the jeommission was made public yester-
'Thailand and nine' other government officials will present Thaland, while the French Minister to Thailand and Ave officials fof the Hanoi Government will be on the committee on behalf of French Indo-China.
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