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An item reported that the French marshal Joffre (1) went on 11 November at Marseille, France on board of the ss Porthos bound for the Far East. At Singapore he was to go on board of the flagship Montcalm (2) destined to Saigon and around 20 December he intended to visit the king of Siam [Thailand] (3) at Bangkok and from there the kings of Cambodia (4) and Annam (5). At Tongkin he would rejoin the Montcalm bound for Yokohama, Japan, planned arrival between 20-25 January 1922. After a month he would continue his voyage to China via Seoul, Korea and Mukden and the USA before returning home.
Notes
1. Joseph Jacques Césare Joffre (12 January 1852 Rivesaltes-3 January 1911 Paris), Chief of the Army Staff 1911-1916 and Commander-in-Chief of the French forces on the Western Front 1914-1916.
2. Part of Gueyon-class armoured cruisers, preceded by Jeanne d’Arc, succeeded by Dupleix-class, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France on 27 September 1898, launched on 27 March 1900, commissioned on 24 March 1902, decommissioned and reclassified as accommodation ship on 28 October 1928, renamed Trémintin on 26 September 1934 and sunk at Brest, France during an RAF air attack on 16 August 1944.
3. Vajuravudh (1 January 1881-26 November 1925), titled Rama VI.
4. Cambodia was a French protectorate between 1863-1953 (in 1945 a Japanese puppet state), king was Sisowath (7 September 1840-9 August 1927) between 27 April 1904-9 August 1927.
5. Born as prince Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Đảo (8 October 1885 – 6 November 1925), emperor as Khải Định between 18 May 1916-6 November 1925. Annam [Central Vietnam] and Tonkin [North Vietnam] were French protectorates between 1883-1945. Annam, Tonkin and Cochinchina [South Vietnam]formed since 1887 French Indochina.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-129-73
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