TURMOIL FEARED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 4 September 1945, Page 3

TURMOIL FEARED

RETURN OF FRENCH INDO-CHINA TERRITORIES ANNAMITES’ INTRIGUES CHUNGKING, Sept. 2. French quarters in Chungking allege that the Japanese are secretly handing over arms to Annamite revolutionaries who are seeking to establish an independent republic, reports the Associated Press correspondent. A reliable informant in Kungming said that Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten’s command may take over Indo-China because of the strong position of the Annamite independence forces. General Leclerc, the French Commander, told Allied correspondents in Yokohama that the French anticipate turmoil when they return in the near future to Indo-China. General Leclerc will command perhaps 8000 white and natice troops in Indo-China. He revealed that an agreement had already been reached assuring France of the evacuation of British and Chinese troops. Though the Japanese assumed tight control of Indo-China late in 1944 they did not occupy Cambodia, Laos and Annam.

FRANCE INVITED

PEACE DAY IN CHINA PARIS, Sept. 2. The Chinese Government has invited France to send a representative to the formal signing of the surrender of the JaDanese forces in China in, Nanking next week. The reoresentative will probably be the French military attache'at General Chiang Kai-shek’s headquarters. The first contingents of the French Army of occupation for Indo-Chma are expected to sail early this month. The Chinese and British troops who are temporarily occupying the northern and southern zones respectively will be withdrawn as the number of French forces increases.