Vichy, Mi A new law will be published in the "Journal Officiel" tomorrow enabling the French authorities abroad fo efficiently control the political and pri-vote activity of French citizens. All French residents in foreign countries. whose action is detrimental to the prestige of France, would be liable to lose their nationality under the new law.—Havas Telemondial, French Vessel Torpedoed By Swastika Plane Hanoi, Mar. 2.
The semi-official news agency Arip today pointed out that French Indo-China was not an autonomous state and therefore was not responsible for any decisions made by the Vichy Government, The announcement came as tension mounted here and the public was still without official word as to whether or not France hal rejected Japan's mediation offer of the Thai-Indo-China border dispute.
"No new development concerning negotiations has occurred since yesterday," said Arip, "although a certain rumour is being spread from foreign radios."
The news agency however, neither denied nor confirmed -the "certain rumour,"—that France had accepted Japan's offer.
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