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For Bayard, Captain (of the Reserve of Artillery) Vidal, Director of the P.W.D. (Travaux Publics) we were able to go through French Territory without being seen. The French authorities had a warrant out for my arrest.

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Captain Vidal, if he were approached very carefully, would certainly be willing to give information about Hong Kong and Indo-China. From Fort Bayard we travelled via Wat-Lam-Luichow-Kwei lin Kweyang Kuming Calcutta. The Chinese authorities gave us identity papers in their territory, and the Free French Delegate at Chungking, Commandant Escarra, having sent us funds to Kweiling we continued our journey through to India.

(Sgd.) P. Biau.

New Delhi,

16th May, 1942.

Technical Councillor Free French Equatorial

Africa.

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ex Free French leader for Hongkong.