Vichy. Sept. 28.
The termination of Franco-Japanese hostilities along the Dongdang front in French Indo-China was announced here at 5 pin. yesterday.
Minister.
Ministers that' the Sghting in Indo-China "had ceased, An official communique issued later said that the Franco-Japanese agreement signed at Hanoi last Sunday was now being enforced "in the friendly. spirit of confidence in which it was drawn up."
The announcement made here coincided with conflicting reports from
Japanese south China army was Indo-China, Some reports said, the io withdraw from Indo-China. Other reports, however, said the same forces were continuing their march toward Hanoi_and the French officials in Indo-China had appealed to Tokyo to halt the advance of the south China army.
Informed circles here indicated! that if the Japanese south China army. withdrew into China, negotiations. probably would be opened in Hanoi for a new agreement permitting the
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