Hanoi, Nov, 20, The tense situation between French Indo-China and Thailand was further complicated yesterday by the aettion of revolting natives in removing ails from the Langson-Hanoi railway me for the second time within 3 Tow days, The rail disruption halted a Japanese train heading southward anda train carrying French Foreign Legion troops to the north.
Officials claimed the native _uprisings on "Communists, revolution aries and. pirates."
Meanwhile, there wore no more border incidents yesterday, but French authorities told the United Press that further Thal bombings would be met with immediate retaliation, General Maurice Martin, retiring commander of the French forces in Indo-China, and his sta now are Indo-China directing: the infantry, native troops and the Foreign Logion—United Prest Ursule, all residents of the Siamese part of Laos, arrived at Thakhek yesterday afternoon from Siam afte having been treated brutally. by the Siamese, the Government-Generale said today.
The Government said that the three Catholiex were thrown into an ron eae and exposed to public view For six-hours, then expelled from Thailand. They were allowed to remove neither their possessions. nor any money from the Thai territory, it was emimed United Press, Hopes for Settlement "Dim"
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With clashes continuhyt along, the border between Indo-China and Tha: land hopes for a. diplomatic. settle ment of the situation dimmed.
Details of vigorous French rotalia: tion measures believed to have beet. taken Sunday against Thailand were not announced, but it was indicated thatthe authorities would reveal them tonight.
Native uprisings were reported, to he continuing. in. Cochin. China, but the northern Tongling area was quiet.
Several Thai planes yesterday al tempted to hit an armed French river boat, Berylo, near Kono Island in the Gulf of Siam. They dropped nine bombs but missed the vessel. Two That planes returned for another attack, "but the Beryle fired with, machine-guna and fmm, maging, one of the planes whicl "Although communications with Thailand have been severed. authori ties here thought that Of, Roger Gat Feu, French Minister to Bangkok, was trying to negotiate some settle-with the Thai authorities kok
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