French Vichy Government of Indo-China intended to hand over merchant ships to Japan according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 20 August 1942

An item reported that the French Vichy Government of Indo-China intended to hand over to the Japanese 4 additional merchant ships anchored in Indo-Chinese harbours.

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Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 253 dated 20 August 1942.