The Archive · 1940

French Hopeful Hanoi, Dee. 4

wre no reports yesterday: of major fighting along the Thatland~ French Indo-China border and oM-daly were hopeful of sticcessful hegotialions by' M, Roger Garreau. French Minister to Bangkok, before the coming of the dry season which would be an impetus to large-scale hostilities.

Despite the serious sit 1 on the border, French oficial jocularly were saying that Indo-El he invaded by moured elephants.

French officials denied Bangkok's im of having sunk a French une oat un the Mekong River.

'A full in native ""ifth column ce, which have beer enabled French Peace Efforts Continue Although relations bets land one rapidly deteriorated culminating aerial hostilities on November tween the two forces, quaricrs here disclosed ions for a settle ing, These circles saided that there is ne reason why 2 solution shoul not be reached. Dorel,

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