The series of incidents whi vcctired along the Thal-tude-Chinere border have not, until now, Ted to te ave consequences which might have been feared, diplomatic observers here stressed today.
This, they added, is due to the moderation shown by the Freud Toxer Garre: Aifaires in Bangkok is ina position engore such parleys, sheld 1 nese intentions wa do <0 incon 10 Envoy to Rome Lo es for Post Chanseinun, Dec.
Chenspang, newly ap-"anchoukwoan Minister to leit for hig post at 11 o'clock Last hight, via Siberia—Domei Wanoi, Dee, 17.
Japan wishes to acquire a military yase.in southern French Indo-China a possible stepping ston the Netherlands Bast Indies, according to Japanese unimpeachable privately informed French authori that In order to obtain oil from the islands a have must be acquired therm Indo-China which can put pressure on the Nether necessary, for use ax a stepping stone 10 obtain the all by fore, these sources reported, The United Statest embargo. "on petroleum: shipments we Japan has made acquirement of more Dutch oil necessary, Japanese ofoers {oli [French authorities, the United Press earned. Opicially, however, Japanese denied any such intentions, Major-General Raishiro' Suits, chief of the Japanese Military Mis: sion to French Indo-China, told the United Press today that' Japanese were interested only in Tonkin, assure you that Japanese iniliary interest in TndoChina is. only using Tonkin as a base against Chungking" "Major-General Somity Major General Sumita also denied report that the Japanese were pre~ paring a base of Storm Island, in the Spratley island group, "The United Press, however, was informed by reliable sources, that Storm island was being prepared to receive large troop concentrations from Hainan Island, where there wore over 75:900 Japanese troops, Japenese officers have informed eeneh authorities that real pressure, attack, will not be exerted fairist the Netherlands East, Indic until Spring when bases and too) concentrations would be completed these sources told the United Press. Mnited Press, Anti-Japanese Leaflets In Indo-China Hanoi, Doe, 18, Antisdapanese—eaflets) attacking ipan_ for her aggressive policy in udo-China have made their appear in Indo-China, the United Press confirmed today.
'The "Anti-Imperialism Party of Indo-China, Cochin China Branch distributed' the Jeaftets and pasted posters alleging that. Thdo-China had been converted into a Japanes colony and attacking the French an thorities for their alleyed appease ment policy.
Leaflets seen by the United Press attacked the "never-ending. appetite" of Japanese imperialism and blamed the French authorities for appeasing the Japanese, "The leaflets called for further separation between Indo-China Chinese Government and uraedt sonomie. assistance for China, Indo-China is said still" to. be French but actually, due to policies Indo-China already ie Japanese." said one of te leaflets sen by the United Press.
The toatters also bitterly criticized Japan's new order in Bast Asta, meanwhile, he Governmer noaneedd the awest of more "Communists" in Cochin Chin Cholonw and Longeuyen—United Press,
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