Washington, Sept. 23.
The State Department today- decline to offer any comment-on the invasion of Indo-China by- Japanese forces following an agreement between the French and Japanese authorities granting the Japanese military facilities in the French Colony.
The State Department said that there, would be no comment made until the receipt of official diplomatic reports on the Indo-China situation.—United Pres: ed later, however, and an agreement was signed here Sunday afternoon.
Details of the agreement signed here yesterday were not disclosed. Officials merely said that the Japanese had been granted certain military privileges, -including the use ¢f certain airports. Phe: General impression was that the French had not granted the Japanese the right to station a large force-in Indo-China.
Fellowing the presentation of the latest Japanese ultimatum, all able-bodied men were mobilized here and preparations were made to move women and children to southern Indo-China. The small French air force here also received standby orders—United Press.
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