Chungking, Sept. 21. Interest in the Indo-China situation is mounting here following reports that Japan presented a new ultimatum at midnight on Sunday deling passage of 25,000 troop to the Border, also establishment of air and naval bases.
is believed here that Viehy's an-houncement of acceptance of the Japanese demands, also the ultimatum tre timed to exert final pressure on ni Decoux, Governor-General odds are heavy agai Hieved here.
If Japanese troops are landed believed occupation of Indo-China will be speedy ay the small Indo. China force ix not expected to put up effective resistance.
While strict secrecy regarding] military preparations is being, main-jained it is understood large Chinese forces are concentrated in southern Yunnan and Kwangsi on the Indo-China border. More than 200,000] crack Central Government troops com= manded by some of China's ablest generals are said to be taking up positions on the border.
The War Minister, General Ho Ying-ching, visited Kunming by air twice during recent weeks to supervise defence preparations—Reuter.
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