Hongkong, Dec. 29.
N alleged Japanese plan to stage a political coup d'éat in Thailand, coincident with increased Japanese pressure 1n southern French Indo-China, was disclosed exclusively today to the United Press by unimpeachable sources here.
Japanese and Wang Chinj wei already were operating in southern Indo-China in behalf of Thailand, the United Press was informed. Unimpeachable sources closed that they intercepted a letter from Tokyo addressed to the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha agent Bangkok which was alleged to have disclosed that four Japanese were en route to Bangkok under the guise of a goodwill mission.
'The four men were said to.be carrying personal instructions from Mr," Yosuke Matsuoka," Japanese Foreign Minister, to organize a pro-Japanese coup "d'etat through' the 'Thai army, to which. Japan has been increasing military" ald, 'Japan's increased aid. to Thailand included 33. pursuit planes and 25 bombers, delivered early in Decem~ ber, the' unimpeachable sources said, Ships Carry Munitions The Bangkok, Maru was said to be en route to " Bangkok carrying 915 tons of assorted munitions "and [guns and another steamer was said preparing to sail from Japan soon carrying tanks, French Indo-China, it was said, has done its utmost to combat Japanese pressure -agatast Saigon, which was coincident with alleged Japanese collaboration with 'Thailand against the Prench, Tapanese army officers in Hanoi recently frequently Mew to Bangkok, cading French authorities to suspend an airplane to Bangkok in an effort to halt espionage, It was said, however, the Japanese line vin' Vienflane was said to be still operatin "Japanese "tourists" in southern Indo-China have been increasing, rapidly, mainly in efforts to penetrate French' military zones in Cambodia id Laos, said reliable sources, Major-General, Ralshiro Sumite chief of the Japanese military mis: Sion to Indo-China, during a recent Southern tour also tried to enter the zones but was prevented, said reliable reports,
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