Hanoi, Jan. 12.
'The report that French' planes had bombed Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on January 10° was categorically @enied in an offclal communique released here today.
"With evident bad faith, Bangkok Radio announced that three French planes bombed Bangkok on January 10," the communique stated. "This assertion is completely groundless, the only bombing allacks being carried out by the French air force on that day being reprisals for previous Thal raids. The raids wore carried out on localities of secondary Import-one, similar to those on Indo-Chinese territory bombed by Thal planes, "Questioned regarding this matter, omelal circles. here did not appear to attach great importance to Radio Bangkok's thigats," the communique added. "However, they did not deny that It the Thal intention to bomb Saigon and Phompenh is fulthed, reprisals against Bangkok would be both speedy and merciless. These quarters reiterated that it has never een the intention of the Indo-China Government 10 provoke Thailand. On the "contrary, the Government of Indo-China is always ready to enforce the clauses of the non-aggression pact between France and Thailand, the ratification of which has been delayed s0 far. As soon as Thailand's aggressive acts cease, the Indo-China forees will automatically stop their
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