Warn appreciation of Britain's friendship. "watchful interest in Japan's "now order" in Bast Asia, andthe readiness of Thailand to negotiate with France on the Indo China border dispute were expressed to Reuter by. the Thailand Prime Minister, Luang Bipul Songaram, in fan hour's interview last evening.
"rhe Prime Minister cordially affirmed that Thailand's relations with Britain were of an extremely smooth character, and in this connection ins Slaneed. the recent speedy amicable settlement of the Burma-Thailand boundary. questi 'The Prime Minister drew from this the assumption that' Britain sympathized with Thailand's claims Against Indo-China, He declared that Thailand was ready to shake hands with France tomorrow and forget the 75-year-old feud on. condition that two small pieces of thinly-populated territory on this side of the Mekong river were coded back, thus giving Thi land a natural frontier.
'On the eve of the war, the Prime Minister" disclosed, France sought 9 military pact with' Thailand, but the Tatter' declined as she desired to Referting (o Japan's new order, the Premier said Thailand would study carefully, as she had trade and other relations with Japan, butt her est concern always was to maintain an independent existence—Reuter,
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