Bangkok, Feb. 24 The Thai flag will soon fly over the French Mekong river ports of Savannakhet. Vientiae and Thakhet. either as a result of diplomatic action or from continuation of the present Thai offensive into the "revisionist" provinces of Laos and Cambodia, authoritative Thai sources claimed tod.
The Thais hope that the Japanese mediation between French Indo-China and Thailand at Tokyo will bear fruit, but if not, they are ready to take action.
Throughout the current dispute, the Thai army anticipated a French offensive and made its preparations accordingly. It was only after considerable "retaliation" by both sides that the Thai army launched its overland invasion. Thai military quarters, however, admit there i always a possibility of a French vasion of this country
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