S. ARMS FOR FRENCH

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27395, 7 July 1954, Page 12

S. ARMS FOR FRENCH

i pments To Be Reviewed ips.) WASHINGTON, July 5. -ai ■ States' defence authorities say Sat planned shipments of States arms to the French fortes in northern Vietnam i eag reviewed to guard against i Mss« into Communist hands in ■ ggra. r»d th concern over the fate i ! arms. either on their way to a raern French-held port of Haij ,<r being prepared for shipsa stimulated by the French > sods from parts of the Red area, and reports of the -• am d weapons and supplies to J S&ir by the advancing i east-led Vietminh. '< swa emphasised that no de- ! a shut off arms shipments to ■ caen sector had been taken and ■ »«don was contemplated until a aae known whether the French | nartd to hold on to their conI ad defence belt surrounding Attn capital of Hanoi and the jori of Haiphong. ; Bais to the French Union » Southern Vietnam were going '■ dis planned and would be condefence officials said.