The High Command. communique yesterday said Thal forces repelled 'a strong French attack in the Aranya Sector and the "French are still." Three big guns and other arms were captured by Thal soldiers in the en-Jgagement, It was said.
The Thai troops repelled a French attack with an artillery barrage after two-hour battle east of Chandaburl, the High Command declared.
Thirty Thai planes bombed Pakse and other French frontier towns, set~ ting on fre barracks and damaging san emplacements, the communique id.
Police ordered all French nationals {fo leave al! Thal cities except Bang-Kok within 72 hours, beginning at midnight last night, Police said. th French were free t0 leave the coun-(ry, but that they would not be per-multed outside the capital without alice permission.
All French possessing guns, ammunition and explosives must tur them over to the police, it. was added.
French leaving Bangkoic must. report to police within 24 hours before they go and violators of the orders will be arrested, police declared.
Police must be "polite, but firm" when notifying the French about the above regulations, it was added.
No French at present are living outside the capital, t was understood, all French having either left the country or evacuated to Bangkok.
'The High Command also said French planes attacked Undorn on 'Monday, dropping 30 bombs in, thi nearby: forest without eatsing: dam 'There were no Thal casualties dure ing om all-day exchange of artillery gnd machine gun fre' in the Mika horn sector on Sunday, the commun{- que said, although two Buddhist tembles are damaged.
Other clashes occurred at Ubol, HNong-hai and Buriram sectors and the Thai alr force on Sunday bombed five Indo-China cities, the communique said—United Press.
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