THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1940
German Version Of Armistice Terms PETAIN CABINET GUARANTEES IMPORTANT
BERLIN, TO-DAY.
THE TERMS OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN ARMIS- TICE WERE PUBLISHED IN GERMANY FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY BY THE OFFI-
STRANGE
CIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY: THE ARTICLES JAPANESE
ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ALREADY PUB- LISHED ABROAD WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS. Article One, which was given briefly as "imme-
diate cessation of hostilities," is shown to be much more specific.
BILL IN COMMONS
London, To-day.
A Bill "to make emergency provision with respect to the Goverment of India and Burma" was introduced in the Commons last evening and will probably be passed
ANNOUNCEMENT Burma'
Tokyo, To-day.
an-
in Commons and on Thurs-
The Bill which has nothing to
of insurance
vides that as a form against either the possible interrup- country and India or Burma or against
tion of communications between this
It reads: "The French Government agrees to mand in South China
The Japanese Army Com-through all its stages to-day. cause a cessation of the hostilities against nounced yesterday that day in the Lords. Germany in France, in French colonial posses- June 17 to "cut off by force"
operations were begun on do with constitutional reform рго- sions, protectorates a nd mandated territories." the transport of war supplies rights as an occupying power, ex-moval of German military and civilian to General Chiang Kai-shek plicitly binds the French Government prisoners from France to French pos-through Indo-China. "to instruct immediately all French sessions or abroad. Complete lists It added that information obtained authorities and public offices in occu- will be submitted of all prisoners al- through air reconnaissance pied territory to obey all orders of the ready taken outside France as well as ports from friendly Annamites had German Command and co-operate German prisoners of war who are shown this traffic was continuing as with them correctly."
sick or wounded and incapable of be- actively as ever, despite repeated ing transported.-Reuter.
Japanese protests.
Article Three, dealing with German. ernment undertakes to prevent the re-
Article Six, providing for the stor- age under German and Italian con- trol of French arms and military equipment in the unoccupied area of France, adds: "The German High Command retains the power to order any measures necessary to prevent the unauthorised use of this material."
Fleet Assurances Article Seven, which requires the French to hand over
plans of forti- fications and particulars of mines and other defences, includes a provision that "all such obstacles must be re-
moved by the French forces at the
demand of the Germans.”
Article Eight, calling home the French fleet for demobilisation and
disarmament, specifies that "the har- bour to which a warship is to return
must be determined on the basis of its home port in peacetime."
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RELATIONS
WITH RUSSIA AND MEXICO
London, To-day.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday if he was now in a position to make a statement regarding negotia- tion of
a trade agreement with Russia.
The Article, after
making "solemn declaration" that Germany will not use the French fleet for its own purposes during the war, says: "The German Government further solemnly and expressly declares it Mexico was' now willing to resume does not intend_to_claim-the-French--diplomatic relations with the British fleet on the conclusion of peace."
Mr. Butler said discussions were at present in progress. It was not pos- sible to make a more detailed state- ment at this moment.
Merchant Shipping Article Eleven, after dealing with the disposal of French merchant ship- ping, demands the "handing over in good condition on demand of all seiz- ed German merchantships in French ports."
Article Twelve, which forbids French aircraft to leave the ground, adds: "Any aircraft taking off without Ger- man permission will be regarded by the German air force as an enemy and treated as such."
By Article Thirteen, dealing with the surrender intact of all military and other establishments, as well as com- munications in the occupied area, the French Government undertakes to en- sure that "skilled labour, rollingstock and other means of transport are available in the amount necessary to the normal needs of peace."
Vital Needs
- Article Seventeen lays down that supplies in occupied territory can be used only in agreement with the Ger- man Government which "undertakes to take into consideration the vital needs of the population of unoccu- pied territory.” *
Government.
"The invitation of the Mexican Government is receiving careful con- sideration. I am not in a position to make any statement regarding the nature of our reply."
Mr. Will Thorne (Lab) suggested the matter be speeded up and а settlement arrived at as early as pos- sible.
Mr. Butler: "The Government fully realise, the importance of the matter." -Reuter.
NEW YORK FRENCHMEN REPUDIATE PETAIN
New York, To-day.
A statement issued by a group of influential French citizens here states:-
in
Government, having to deliberate
"We consider the present French
territory occupied or controlled
by the enemy, no longer in a position to
interests of France. represent or safeguard the permanent
conditions arising in Britain which hampered the speedy conduct of Gov- and re- ernment business, the Governor-Gen- eral of India and the Governor of Burma should be given the power, as a temporary emergency measure, themselves to take certain action The announcement Ignores the which the law, as it stands, requires agreement reached between the to be taken by some authority in the French and Japanese Governments United Kingdom.-British Wireless. since June 17 on the subject of stopping supplies.
time, the
At the same
Japanese Navy Ministry states arrangements have been made to dispatch warships to Haiphong to watch in regard to conditions of transport of goods through French Indo-China.-Reuter.
TALK OF AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC ACTION
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
SOVIET TROOPS ON LITHUANIAN BORDER
Kaunas, To-day.
The frontier between Germany and Lithuania will be guarded by troops
of the Red Army, according to a state- ment by the Chief of the Lithuanian Police. Reuter.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE AMERI- nection with the French authorities CAN CONSULATE STATED YES- decision to close the Yunnan Railway
the interior in accor-
TERDAY THAT THE EMBASSY IS CLOSELY WATCHING THE MOVE- MENTS OF THE JAPANESE
RE-
to traffic into dance with Japanese demands.
China, he said, is paying off loans to GARDING FRENCH INDO-CHINA. America in tung oil, all of which is
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Article Nineteen requires the release not only of German prisoners of war but of civilians "detained for acts in favour of the German Reich." It adds the French Government must hand over all Germans named by the Ger- man Government residing in France the promise to re-establish France in and French colonies, protectorates and full possession of her rights and ter- mandated territories. The French Gov- | ritories."-Reuter.
"We wish to express our gratitude to the British Government for in- viting the French people remaining in free lands to continue the fight to Tel. No. 20135.. ultimate victory, and for reaffirming
Obtainable everywhere.
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