The Archive · 1940

Bangkok, Dee, 16

Guns roared across. the Thailand.

French Indo-China frontier for a brief time me Saturday, the. High Command said here yesterday, Fire was exchanged between the border outposts of Aranya, on the thailand side of the. frontier, and Prades, on the. French side, The French Tri-colour fell to the ound when a Thai shell toppled the Maypole over the Prades gar son, said the High Command communique, Fifty Annamites erossed the fron tier Saturday and sought Thai pro~ tection, the communique also said, United" Press,

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