The Archive · 1941

Saigon; May 8

Although no official comment was available here yesterday on conclusion in Tokyo of the Japånese-Indo~ Chinese trade and navigation accords, informed sources condemned it. "We realize the accords are most advanttageous to Japan but not, advantageous to Indo-China," they said.

Informed sources declared that Japan was draining Indo-China of reserves. On Tuesday, they pointed out, eight Japanese ships loaded at Saigon but no shipments arrived from Japan.

Signing of the treaty, informed sources said, meant the French consented to give Japan what she wanted but that, Japan only gave Indo-China promises, Authoritative sources believed the accords also did not represent all of Japan's designs on Indo-China but that Nippon would seize more desired objectives in event of a war in the Pacific.

War Shipments to Thailand The majority of Japanese.ships which touch here, first touch at Bangkok where war materials are unloaded, then sail empty to Indo-Chinese ports where they are loaded with rice and rubber. said informed sources, According to unofficial and unconfirmed reports from Bangkok, Japanese shipments of war materials to Thailand are becoming more frequent, consequently more empty ships arrive in Saigon to load Indo-Chinese products.

Thousands of Jai S male "tourists" have arrived in Thailand in recent weeks, informed sources said. There now are more than 10,000 Japanese in Bangkok, it was Foreign aviation circles alleged that during the past four months every Japanese plane which flew to Bangkok, via Saigon, was loaded with Japanese officers but that the planes returned empty.

Meanwhile, foreigner: arriving here from Singapore, said that large British reinforcements, including planes, were arriving daily in Singapore—United Press.

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