Japan's invasion of Indo-China, despite her avowed desire to main= fain the status quo in the French colony. followed weeks of megotiations in Hanoi, Tokyo and Vichy hich broke' down on severatoxes-
'The Japanese attack on Dongdang came two hours before the expiration, of the ultimatum handed Admiral Jean Decoux, Indo-China Governor General, by the head of the Japanese military' mission, "Maj-Gen, Issaku. Nishihara, late last week.
The Japanese also delivered an ultimatum to Indo-China during the frst week of September and several thousand Japanese troops crossed the Indo-China border at that time. The ultimatum was cancelled at the last moment, however, and—Japanese forces were withdrawn back into China.
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