Tokyo, Feb. 8 The Japan, Thai and French delegations to the mediation conference for a settlement of the Thai-French Indo-China border dispute, which opened at the Prime Minister's official residence on Friday afternoon, held their first informal meeting from 3 to 530 o'clock this afternoon, the Information Board announced in a communique issued at 8 o'clock this evening.
A joint communique issued by Japan, France and Thailand through the Information Board declared:
"The first informal meeting was held at the official residence of the Foreign Minister at 3 o'clock this afternoon, The meeting was attended by Mr. Hajime Matsumiya, delegate, Mr, Ototsugu Saite, Secretary-General, and several others assistants to the mediation conference for Japan; M. Charles Arsene-Henry, M, Rene Robin, delegates, and two of their distants for France, and Prince Varnvaidyakara, Colonel Phra Silpa Sastrajim, Mr, Phra Sri Sena, dele-vates, and two of their assistants for Thailand The second informal meeting will be held at the official residence of the Foreign Minister at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, February 9.'"—
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