Military og well as political plans. for Franco-Japanese relations were continuing la a friendly spirit in Tokyo between the Japanese Foreign Minister and the French Ambassador, {the Government seid in an authorized statement today.
The statement failed to define the "orilitary. plans," although it was re-perted here that the Japanese were exerting pressure on the French for military and naval bases in Indo-China for the purpose of accelerating, the Japanese campaign against. the Chungking Government. Negotiations regarding this mailer were. reported in. progress here.
"Since the end of June, in view of the arrangements which intervened between the local authorities and the Governor-General, Indo-China proceeded to close the frontier between, China ana Indo-China," the authoriz* ed statement said, At the same time, an economic mission was seat to Indo-China with the intention of preparing a base for an economic agreement between Indo-'China and Japan which could result in friendly relations and could use~ {fully bring the two countries together, the statement said—United Press.
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