The Archive · 1941

No British Planes

Bangkok, Feb, 22, A recent foreign news agency' mi scye stated that French Indo-China yas about to procure 200 aeroplanes from Singapore. The British Minister here is authorized to deny this report completely, there being no truth in it whatever, says a press note from the British Legation Reuter.

This situation is causing much dissatisfaction. among foreign rms

clarified until after the peace ne-Which do not Believe that it will be foliations will have been concluded Tokyo. The peace talks were said to be pushing the economic discus sions Into' the background—United Press:

French Airmen Arrive anal, Feb, 20.

Over 100 members of the French Air Force have arrived at Saigon on board a French liner, and have Been assigned to duly at various Fretich air bases at Saigon and at strategic points in Cambodia and Laos, semi-oficial Japanese report slates.

The French airmen have been gent out from France to reinforce the French Colonial air force on account of the Franco-German Armistic Agreement, which prohibits French planes from flying over France, the report says—Reuter.

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