While Japanese planes hovered off Cape St. Jacques. at the entrance fo Saigon, Japanese, French and Thal delegates' met aboard the Japanese cruiser Natori here at ¢ pin. today and opened armistice talks. but after 30 minutes the conference adjourned with nothing accomplished, French officials. however. expected that the armistice conference would be suc cessfully concluded tomorrow night, Seven Japanese, six French and ]six Thai officials participated in the conference, in which the Japanese language was used. The Thal and French delegates used interpreters.
'M, George Gautier, chief of the! French delegation, said that Prench troops along the entire border "ceased re" yesterday at 10 am. and that they did not fire a single shot after that hour, The Japanese planes which hovered off Cape St, Jacques were from Japanese aircraft carrier attached the Japanese naval squadron cruising in the waters of that area.
'A French oficial, however, said that the French ' authorities had granted permission to the Japsnese to hold training fights over the He declined to comment, however, when asked regarding reports that the Japanese had asked for permission to fortify Cam Raub Bay and also use the Saigon airfield, Meanwhile. reports from Hanoi said that authoritative quarters there declared that the 3,000 new Japanese soldiers who arrived last Friday Haiphong aboard three Japanese transports will replace the old Japanese garrison at Haiphong, The form. er garrison troops, however, will be transferred to Bagninh, northeast of Hanoi, and Haiduoing, south of Hand, the reports added, Last Friday, the Japanese authori-les announced that the new soldiers would relieve the troops stationed in Indo-China United Press,
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