Contrary tọ declarations made by the Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman, French Government quarters here gleclared last night that "certain Japanese elements" penetrated into Indo-China from Kwangsi Tonking's northern border, regard of the Franco-Japanese agree ment signed on September 22."
According to this agreement, Japanese troops to guard three specified airfields were to disembark at Haiphong. All further movements of Japanese troops,. the agreement stipulated specifically, were to have been discussed at special sessions.
The Japanese units crossing the Indo-China border from Kwangsi did so on their own initiative, however, and therefore met with defence fire from French outpost Settlement of this incident is at present being discussed at Tokyo by the French Ambassador, M. Charles Arsene-Henry, and the Gaimusho, the French Government circles concluded-—Havé
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