ORDERS FROM TOKIO?

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 5

ORDERS FROM TOKIO?

! POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL FROM .. INDO’CHINA ■ JAPANESE CONFERENCE HELD AT SAIGON. — I STIFFENING OF OPPOSITION FROM FRENCH. tßy Telegraph—Press /Association—Copyright• t Received This Day. 955 a.m.) SAIGON. February 27. All Japanese army, naval, official, j consular and civilian representatives i today field an emergency conference ! at the .Japanese consulate to consider j orders received from Tokio io prepare I for a possible withdrawal. Well-' informed circles states that IndoChina's attitude is stiffening with a] growing bitterness against Japan, rather than against Siam, which is regarded ns a puppet The Government has prohibited rub- ; ber exports except to Japan. This is coinciding with an authoritative report . that Japan is, demanding over 25,000 j tons of rubber mmualiy from Indoi China It is pointed out that if Japan's . demands are met it will prevent Indo- ! China from obtaining dollar currency ’ i since the United States, is the only rub-1 i tier market left, also it will prevent, • Indo-China from paying for American | I oil Tile Mayor of Saigon has appe.’ilei! j Ito all native and French able-bodied | men !*> join a civil defence corps as j soon as possible The Fre’idviil of the Cochin-China j Colonial Council writing n the news-' paper "Defeche ' -ay- ' The Japanese i are n<>t mediating but dictating" and urged nun-..ceeplancc of Thai demands. Colonel Koike, eh.ef of tin- .Inismese, mission to Indo-Chir.a said: " Then.' is j i;tilv one way mi! We inu.il make J Indo-Chma and Siam agree. Siam's de-1 manti' may look large from a glance! at the map but actually I think it is ' riuite proper that tom .Siamese obtain! tiie.-u- !<■! 1 itoriei. " Colonel Koike repeatedly reiteratedthat Japan floes not want to tight Hr:-' lain and added that lie had received ; reports from Hanoi that the United • Slates planning to insist hidoChina against Siam