Vichy, Mar, 1.
Authorized quarters here today refused to add anything to the official communique published following yesterday's meeting of the Council of isters in connection with France's attitude in the Franco-Thai dispute.
It is rumoured, that, events per-the French attitude will be Berlin, Mar, 2, France's reply through the French ambassador in Tokyo, M, Charles Arsene-Henry, to the Japanese proposals on the Thai-Indo-China border dispute "may be regarded as in the affirmative" says a Vichy despatch to the official German news agency today, quoting well-informed French circles, The despatch adds, however, that "there are still several points on which the French government requires explanation,"
The reply is described as being "framed in such a way that it opens possibilities of further negotiations and envisages a peaceful settlement of the dispute,""—Reuter.
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