Studied; France to Keep Main Mekong Towns Vichy, Mar. 7.
The Council of Ministers tomorrow will examine reports of General Maxim Weygand on the situation in northwest Africa, talks in Paris by Admiral Francois Darlan. Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, and Toky% despatches regarding Japanese mediation in the Thai-French border dispute.
Admiral Darlan returned here from Paris today to preside at the Council of Ministers, which met at 5 p.m. to hear routine adminis rative problems.
Pending Admiral Darlan's return from Paris, Gen. Weygand, who has returned from a mission of inspection in French northwest Africa, where he strengthened defences, called on several ministers.
With the final details of the Thal-French peace treaty still to be threshed out in Tokyo, it was understood here today thai French Indo-China would not cede to Thailand the main towns along he Mekong River, as at first believed.
There was no official announcement of the final terms, but the United Press understood that under the impending treaty, the new Thai-French Indo-China frontier would follow the Mekong River from the extreme north at the common border of China, Indo-China and Thailand to a point about 30 or 40 miles north of Sung Treng in Cambodia.
All the Great Mekong River tow however, lie on the French side an will continue, to remain French, including" Ban Houei Sai, Louang Prabang, Vientiane, Thakhek, Savannakhet and Pakse.
Latest official despatches from Tokyo reported that negotiations were continued to clear up the final points before a complete agreement on the border dispute could be signed.
Points still to be settled include specially the solution of French claims for French nationals and their Property in the regions to be ceded to Thailand.—United Press
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