France Expected to Grant Freedom to Colony for Relations with Japan Clermont-Ferrand, Oct, 22.
With the object of giving Indo-China a free hand in adjusting her trade relations with Japan, France 1s "Paris-and rubber, and will also settle the conditions in which supplies will be granted to the Japanese troops in Indo-China.
"Equally desirous of reaching an agreement with Japan, the French Government has decided, by means of a decree, to grant a customs autonomy to Indo-China."
The maintenance of a Franco-Indo customs block, he asserted, would have made impossible any economic negotiations between Japan and Indo-China.
In Favour of Japan Tuesday's Closing Quotations London, Oct. 22.
Among commodities, rubber ruled Prif arm and moderately active on a broadening speculative demand.
London Rubber: Spot buyers 11}§ -++ys; sellers 1145 fov. del. buyers 1 sisi sellers 13' +14,
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