Tokyo, Mar. 11. Pegging for the elrcesion'o in''Laos, snd" Cambodia "which wer land of large portions of terri
secured by Franco under a. series of conventions with Siam. during the Toth and. 20th centuries, the terms of the mediation proposed by Japan for. settlement of the 'Thal-French Indo-China' border conflict were signed at the official residence of the Premier at "4 o'clock this afternoon @oclock Shanghai time), 'These concessions were revealed In communique by Japan, France and 'Thailand announcing' the conclusion of the mediation conference which Wwas tasued by the Board of Tnformation this afternoon, The announce ment rea "Since the mediation conference: for. settlement "of the "'Thal-French Indo-China border dispute opened In Tokyo with its frst formal session held on February 7, three informal meetings have been told besides dally Individual conversations in which the mediators have steadily. exercised heir good emees to bring about an Agreement of views of the two coun could, in all probability, be reached, The mediators, therefore, presented 4 plan of mediation at the fourth In= formal meeting held on February 24 following which they continued to persuade the two parties concerned to accept that plan, "The governments of France ana Thailand. accepted it with some modifications and _initfalied the terms of mediation at 4 o'clock this afternoon, March 11, The essential points of the mediation terms areas follo France codes to Thailand district of Paklay which is mentioned in Article 11 of the Convention tween France and Siam concluded on February 13, 1904, "and the region lying to the north of the Boundary Tine beween the provinees of Battambang and Pursat, and the region lying on the right hank of the Mekong River. bounded {in the south by a line running north. ward: along longitude from a. point touching Grand Lao and the southern most end of the boundary line between the provinees of Siemreap and Battambang, to the crossing paint of that longlttide and a line "of 15 degrees of latitude and then eastward along that Me of latitude to. the Mekong River. However. a small area lying opposite to Stung Trens, fon the Mekong River, Is reserved 10) French Indo-China.
2, "All of the above-mentioned) ceded territories are to be made la militarized zones and French nationals and the people of French Indo-China are to enjoy absolutely equal treatment with the nationals of Thafland throughout these areas with respect to their entry, domicile and occupations and their' pursuit, 3, The government of Thailand will respect the mausolea of the Luang Prabang Raya! House situated the triangular zone lying opposite to Luang Prabang, and afford facilities for its preservation and worship, ete, 4, The Mekong frontier wilt be fixed in accordance with the prin
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