The Archive · 1940

"Latest: Demand'

Hongkong, Sept. 2 'The latest Japanese demand, accord to reliable Chinese sources, is the' Fight to land any number of " troops anywhere in French Indo-China.

Meanwhile, Chungking is reported ulcered telegraph and services between kunming for military been held at Kunming which military collaboration has been agreed in the event of an in-of French Indo-China, asserts the "Hongkong Telegraph" quoting authorative sources.

It is understood that in the event of such an invasion the French would not oppose the entry of Chinese troops! into Indo-China Reuter, ate Japanese Demands Rejeeted by F

Nishihara Mission Leaves Hanoi Hanoi, Sept. 22. Indo-China situation remained critical this morning after French officials announced they would order their troops to resist any Japanese invasion if the Japanese attempt to enforce their ultimatum which expires at midnight tonight.

Following the departure of the head of the Japanese military mission for Hanoi yesterday, reports from Saigon said that Japanese evacuation ships had already sailed from there.

As far as was known here, however Japanese evacuation ships at Haiphong had not sailed by last night.

The Nippon Airways, which recently established a new air line to Hanoi, suspended the service yesterday and removed all its equipment from Indo-China.

would take some last-minute action last that the United States French ofciais remained hopeful which would persuade the Japanese cancel their ultimatum and resume peaceful negotiations taking into ace count French sovereignty over Indo-China.

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