The Archive · 1941

Thai, Indo-China Talks Today

Peace Conference Opens In Tokyo; Gen. Sumita Inspects Border Area

Tokyo, Feb. 6.

M. Charles Arsene-Henry, French Ambassador to Tokyo who may serve as Chief French Delegate at the Franco-Thai conference, and Prince Varnvaidyakara Varavan, Chief Thai Delegate, his morning called on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuka Matsuoka and the Minister-at Large, Mr. Hajime Matsumiya, at the former's official residence.

Mr. Matsuoka and Mr. Matsumiya will be chief Japanese delegates to the conference. The French and Thai delegates talked with the Japanese officials on preparations for the conference.

Opening session tomorrow of the Franco-Thai peace conference for the permanent settlement of the Thailand-French Indo-China border dispute, will be devoted to examination of credentials of the delegates and arrangements for the conference procedure.

The conference which will be held at Prince Fumimaro Konoye's official residence at three o'clock in the afternoon, will have delegates of Thailand, French Indo-China and Japan attending—Domei,

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