The Archive · 1940

Frontier Demarcation

Vichy, Sept. 18.

Delimitation of the frontier between French Indo-China and Thailand in the Mekong region will b: submitted to a mixed commission ut Bangkok immediately the Franco-Thai non-aggression is enforced, says a semi-official French report from Saigon.

The French instrument of ratifle.- tion of the pact, it adds, has been dispatched to Bangkok by plane. Reuter Belgian Government Reported Dissolved London, Sept, 18.

The Belgian Government has been officially dissolved at Vichy, according to German sources, de Vieeschauwer, Minister for Colonies, and M. Gutt, Minister of Finance, are, however, now in London, thus ensuring existence of the Belgian Government with full powers, belgian circles here state that those Ministers who are unable to join M. de Vleeschauwer and M, Gutt have duties and functions, and tha arrangement will enable the Government to continue its activities—Reuter. r. Gandhi Elected Chungking, Sept. 18.

The situation in French Indo-China is still most obscure wi the "Ta Kung Pao" in a leading article today. All Central Government offices in Yunnan have been ordered to evacuate io Szechuen, the paper continue The Ministry of Education has instructed all Government unive: and schools to evacuate to Sze lo the Yunnan University evacuating to Kweichow.

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