The Archive · 1940

Governor's Appeal The Governor General of

China, Admiral Jean Decoux, issued a proclamation te the French and Indo-Chinese people last night in which he said the agreement had been signed in conformance with a "realistic policy t He appealed te the people of Indo-China to' accept the agreement "comprehension, calm and a spi discipline." He said the commander-in-chief of the French army forces in Inde-China, Gen. Maurice Martin, had supported the signing of the agreement.

Japan, said the proclamation, agreed to recognize "Indo-China's integrity and France's sovereignty in this colony."

Admiral Decoux said the military facilities were being granted the Japanese "in a spirit of friendly help."

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