751G.94/59: Telegram
The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:15 a.m.]
Referring to my telegram of September 3, 2 p.m.,54 negotiations between the Governor General and the Japanese Mission yesterday resulted in an agreement to begin the discussions envisaged in the Tokyo–Vichy accord. The commanding officer of the Indochina forces and the Japanese are meeting today for that purpose. Governor General informed me that some of the limitations on the facilities to be granted the Japanese military will probably be unacceptable to the Japanese but I received the impression that the French will make concessions to avoid attack. Accordingly unless outside support be forthcoming it appears to be only a question of time before the Japanese military will have the desired facilities in Tongking for operations against China.
Sent to Cavite for repetition to the Department, Chungking, Peiping, Hong Kong, Shanghai. Chungking please repeat to Kunming. Hong Kong please repeat to Canton.
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