In concert with British and American interests in Indo-China, French firms are making efforts to boycott Japanese concerns in order to checkmate the possible Japanese economic thrust to French Indo-China following the current Franco-Thai peace talks in Tokyo, so Japanese repor!
Aside from the conclusion of the French Indo-China-British Economic Agreement designed to bring about a closer economic tie between the two countries, the French Indo-China Government on last Sunday issued an ordinance establishing the Imports Control Guild, which will exclude Japanese firms in import business, French firms recently threatened Annamite businessmen who deal with the Japanese by suspending transac. tions with them. Furthermore, it is understood that Xrench firms are planning to monopolize rubber me dustry by setting up a rubber export control union the reports state.—Domei Hanoi, Feb, 20.
Over 100 members of the Air Force have arrived at Saigon on board a French liner, and have been assigned to duty at various saigon a in Cambodia ard Japanese report French ai! ave bec t from nce to reinforce French Colonial account of the Franco ili Agreement.
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