751G.92/4: Telegram
The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 21—10:47 a.m.]
59. The Prime Minister, according to the most reliable and confidential information, communicated a message last evening to the French Minister41 requesting him to telegraph the Vichy Government and urge that all of the provinces ceded by Thailand to France in Indochina be omitted from any settlement arising from capitulation of the Vichy Government to any demands relating to Indochina. The Prime Minister also indicated that the Japanese were bringing pressure to bear on his Government in connection with the Indochina matter and that the reasons Japan had not already taken direct action were, [Page 84] (1) the uncertain internal situation in Japan, (2) the attitude of Germany and (3) the attitude of the United States.
- Paul P. Lepissier.↩