The Government announcement amounted to a virtual rejection of the Jalest Japanese demands since it emphasized that the local authorities could only stand firm by the ree: ntly confirmed Vichy instructions.
Tension again: reached a new high pitch as Major-General Issaku Nishlhara, head of the Japanese Mission, and his aides left for Haiphong while the French forces were placed on emergency basis, ready to move on short notice.
Trains were prepared to evacuate women and children to the south in the event of emergency.
The Government announced that the negotiations, which were resumed yesterday, were approaching a conch. sion. Bui before an agreement had been reached new demands were presented by the Japanese in the talk:
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