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Vichy Negotiates ’Technical Protection” Qf Indo China
Jap. Warships and Transports
Are On The Way To Indo-China
Vichy Accepts Japanese
Claims

Mr. Eden’s Statement.
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Radio Censorship in Japan
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London, July 23rd.
1T was officially disclosed in Vichy tonight that nego-
tiations were under way for a technical Japanese
protection of Indo-China.
The Vichy men are preparing puhlic opinion in France
hy saying that the Chinese are massing troops in Yunnan
and the British in Burma and the Malaya Peninsula.
Reports from Chung-King say a Japanese fleet of 30
transports, 7 capital ships, 3 aircraft carriers and 55 de-
stroyers has been sighted steaming south.
Japan seems to have made
Hp her mind to attack, either
in the north or the south. In
spit'e of troop movements in
China and transport to the Si-
berian border it is considered
likely that French Indo-China
will be her first victim.
It is officially confirmed in
Hanoi that Japan has demand-
ed use o(f facilities in Indo-
China. Reports from Washing-
ton say that last night Japan
presented an ultimatum in
Hanoi, to expir'e in 24 hours.
The Japanese demanded com-
plete conitrol jof the country
and use of all military bases.
Colonel Knox stated in an in-
terview today that he expec-
ted thte Japanese to move j
soen.
According to a Reuter re- j
pwrt Vichy has virtually ac-
cepted the Japanese claims.
The Germans say Japan and
Vichy have already íteached an
agreement.
The Japanese policy in the
Far East was the subject of a
written reply by the Foreign
Secretary to questions in the
Hous'e of Commons. Mr. Eden
said the Briti|sh Gqvemment
were aware of persistent re-
ports to the effect that the Ja-
panese Government intended to
takfe action to obtain naval
bases in southern Indo-China.
The reports were all the more
significant as they co-incided
with Japanese press campaign
Sitnation Ugchanged
The situation on the
Eastern front is virtually
unchanged. See story on
Back Page.
against Britain in respect of
both China and Thailand. He
welcomed this opportunity to
state that the alleged
designs of Britaiu on both
these countries were entirely
non-existent.
Shigemitsu, Japan’s Ambassa-
dor to London.
Numerous reports from the
Far East this morning tell of
activity in North China, Mac-
hucuo and Japan. A censorship
of radio and cables has been set
up in Japan.
President Roosevelt has
stated that he considered this
activity as significant but de-
clined to answer whether he
expect a Japanese agression.
In spite of continuous re-
ports of Japanese troops mov-
ing north to the Siberian
frontier it is generally belie-
ved that the Japanese will in-
vade French Indo-China. It is
categorically denied in Britain
that the Japanese rumours of
impending British invasion of
Indo-China have any founda-
tion in fact. These rumours
may be circulated to justify
Japanese action there.
It is known that strong pres-
sure is brought to bear upon
the Gcvernor M. De Coue.
The Föreign Minister, Ad-
miral Toiota and the Japanese
Ambassador to Britain, M.
NorwayMutiny
Of Nazi Troops
Aetive Sabotage In
Oceupied Coantrles
A mutiny, involving figh-
ting between officers and men,
in which officers were killed,
broke out recently among
German troops at Karven near
Beggen. The bodies of the of-
ficers were secretly buried
there, but the full story of the
outbreaks has—been spreading
rapidly throughout Norway.
Further evidence of sabo-
tage activities in German oc-
cupied countries is forthcom-
ing in the German offer of £
100 sterling reward for infor-
mation leading to the arrest of
saboteurs responsible for the
de-railing of a gcods train
north of Paris, by loosening the
rails.
Tobruk Raid
LONDON, July 23rd.
The Cairo oommuniqué today
states: “Tobruk foroes oontinued
their offensive action aind one of
our patnols penetraited the ene-
my positions to oansiderable
depth on night 21—22 July. There
w«s no seriouis clash with th«
enemy but a few casualties iwere
inflicted at a small loss to our-
selves. Other fronts .nothing t§
.Veport.
Shigemetsu, had a 2 hours
conversation on Britain and
the situation this morning.
Japanese newspapers ac-
cuse the U.S.A. of deliberately
discriminating agai(nst Japan-
ese ships by forbidding them
to use the Panama Canal.