Manila, Fob. 11, The French Consulate here today announced that Thailand and French Indo-China have decided to prolong their armistice for two weeks from today "pending conclusion of peace negotiations In Tokyo.
The armistice was signed aboard a Japanese warship off Saigon on Sanuary 31 and according to announcements at that time, was to have been. effective until peace negotiation in Tokyo were concluded. "United Press, Saigon, Feb. 15.
Hope for the conclusion of peace with Thailand on satisfactory terms through Japanese mediation was expressed by Vice-Admiral Jean De-four, Governor-General of French Indochina, in' an interview with Japanese correspondents Friday.
Asked If French Indo-China was prepared to return some islands in the Mekong River, and the Pakse and Luang Prabang districts to Thailand, the Governor-General said the agreement concluded between Thailand and Indo-China last June stipulated that the deepest channel of the Mekong River shall form the border between the two countries.
Therefore, declared Vice-Admiral Decoux, only the islands west of the deepest channel shall become Thal Thailand only claimed Pakse and the Luang Prabang districts since ast September, he said.
Vice-Admiral Jean Decoux admitted that the question was delicate, but opined It would be amicably settled [Pit was approsehed with goodwill on both sides.
Turning to the occupied territory in Cambodia, the Governor-General admitted that Thal troops entered Cambodia.
He pointed out, however, that their advance was "very slow and did not teach the Indo-China-Chinese defence me 'Queried regarding the - minority question in French Indo-China and 'Thailand, the Governor-General replied that the question' could be set-fled comparatively easily.
He pointed out that the number of Cambodians and Laos natives in Thalthan the number of tin French Indo-China. under French protection after mination of the Tokyo parley, Vice Admiral Decoux said, adding that they had been friendly to France a ong time—Domei,
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