HEAVY FIGHTING
I REPORTED ON THAILAND BORDER AIR <£. LAND OPERATIONS. CLAIMS ON BOTH SIDES 'By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright' BANGKOK. January 6. The High Command announced heavy fighting in the southern frontier sectors and Thai bombing attacks on Indo-China objectives. It said that Thai forces repelled a strong French; attack in the Aranya sector and also topelled a French attack under an' artillery barrage in a two-hour battle; cast of Chandaburi. It said that 30 Thai planes bombed; Pnkse and other French frontier towns.! setting fire to barracks am! damaging a gun emplacement. Though it is said that Frenchmen i are free to leave the country, they ar* not pormitl'-d outside the capital with- ! out police permission. A message from Hanoi states that | largo Thai forces invaded northern , Cambodia on Friday and made contact ; with the French at Pailin. The battle i lasted till late on Sunday when a i French victory forced the Siamese to I withdraw with very heavy casualties.; Thai planes on Sunday bombed the! French airfield at Savannakhet The! French retaliated atid bombed Sakonj Lak on. •
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 3
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