Haiphong, Sept. 27.
A. vigorous protest against the bombing of Haiphong has been lodged in Indo: haiphong Batteries Occupied Hanoi, Sept. 20.
Japan took control of her first naval euch Indo-China yesterday when Japanese forces occupied the [Doson shore batteries which defend the port of "Haiphony.- Japanese forces detained two French officers in of the batteries and disarmed ite troops on guard there.
ch officials described the oc-Jcupation of the batteries by the Japanese as a "minor Incident not ikely "to have important reporeus=
Japanese troops continued to fand Haiphong yesterday and every few hours squadrons of Japanese. planes Jdroned over the city," which was bombed during the first Japanese Janding operations on Thursday.
group of Japanese soldiers ren leave in Haiphong roamed the streets of the city yesterday without becoming involved in any. me feidents with the French population Jor natives.
The Japanese established their Hai phong headquarters in the ofoes of the Southwestern Transportation Ca. which had imported American trucks for shipment to China before the closure of the Indo-China border.
Several hundred American trucks sere still awaiting delivery to China ju Taiphong when the Japanese landed. Presumably, the Japanese will confiscate these trucks just as they ook over the S.C. offices—United Press,
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