The Archive · 1940

No Declaration Made

The isolated character of Thai border incidents and lack of open declaration of hostilities were emhaslzed this evening by Government General omcials who were unable to define, Indo-China's exact slatits t0- wards Thailand, Sporadic uprising continued in the south, with rebelling natives yesterday attacking Chomol, a western Cochinehina town, burning the administrative building archives and cutting telephone wires and burning notable personages' houses.

Meanwhile, the authorities revealed that Catholic Father. Ecoffon and Sister Yvonne were beaten and ex-polled by the Siamese Sunday. from Oubon. "They were forced to eross the Mekong River alone ina dugout canoe. "They landed four Lilometres below Savannakhet—United Press.

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