Hanoi, Jan, 15. The British economic offensive in French Indo-China 1s fast gaining! momentum, a Domei survey revealed today. The United States Is also beeved to be active behind the British Evidence that Great Britain operating under a long range plan' in an effort to win over French Indo-China from Vichy is seen in the a rival at Haiphong on January 9 of the 720l-ton freighter Drentre' Casteaux, followed on January 13 by; the 8,009: ton Cap Paradan at Saigon.
Other vessels. from France and Dakar are expected to arrive via the Cape of Good Hope and British ports, including Singapore where they un-dargo examination by the British Moreover, trade between Hongkong, Macao and French Indo-China hag shown a marked increase, while Great Britain is also permitting AnglosAmerican 'Imports to Indo-China, with products from the latter being' shipped to Great Britain "and the United States.
Interest. was also aroused by the rreeent visits to Hongkong on January 5 and 11, of M. P. Gannay, Inspector~ General of the Banque de "Indochine ostensibly for the purpose of securing Sunny bags, essential for the export of Indo-China rice, as well as {0 ar-Fange for the importation of food: stuffs from the British colony.
Tt was authoratitively understood however, that Of Gannay's negotia tions covered a- wide sphere Franco-British trade relations, "The British economic offensive French Indo-China followed. President "Roosevelt's "reelection, when Great Britain felt reassured' regard~ Ing the future conduct of the war.
The French are. believed to be amenable (0 British pressure by the Feallzation of, Britain's control of the: seas, coupled with the increasingly acute shortage of daily commodities! In IndosChing, which formerly were
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