740.0011 P.W./597: Telegram
The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 1—6:53 a.m.]
170. My 169, October 28, 1 a.m. [p.m.,]19 regarding Japanese troops in Tongking. Yesterday evening the Secretary General stated that although the Japanese had spoken of stationing 50,000 troops in Tongking a few weeks ago they have agreed reluctantly and after much discussion to limit their effectives to the number fixed by the agreement of September 22, 1940, that is, to 25,000 in Tongking at any one time. He remarked, however, that he could not guarantee that the Japanese would not revert to their original demand for 50,000.
Sent to Cavite for repetition to the Department, Chungking, Pei-ping, Hong Kong, Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Tokyo. Repeated to Bangkok.
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