Japan's invasion of Indo-China, despite her avowed desire- to maintain-the-status quo in the French colony, followed weeks of negotiations in Hanoi, Tokyo and Vichy which broke down on several occasions, The Japanese attack on Dongdang came two hours before the expiration of the ultimatum handed Admiral Jean Decoux, Indo-China Governer General, by the head of the Japanese military mission, Maj.-Gen. Issaku Nishihara, late last week.
The Japanese also delivered an ultimatum to Indo-China during the first week of September and several thousand Japanese troops crossed the Indo-China border at that time. The ultimatum was cancelled at the last moment, however, and Japanese forces were withdrawn back into China.
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