The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
JAPAN INVADERS
 FOR INDO-CHINA
Chinese Believe Prepared for Action If Invasion
 Is Attempted
BY JOHN R. MORRIS

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Shanghai, Sept. 4 = UP) = Chinese quarters believed today that Japanese troops would invade French Indo-C China this week, trans ferring Chinese-Japanese hostilities to that rich French colony. China has warned formally that Chinese troops immediately would counter Japanese invasion of Indo-C China with an invasion of their own.
 So far as the French were con- cerned, it was believed, there would be no resistance to the Japanese. But the Chinese were expected to cross the border from Yunnan Prov ince and advance along the Indo- China-Yunnan railway, destroying communications ahead of the Jap anese and planting ambusheS in mountain passes and Swamps, where the Japanese could not use their mechanical equipment.
 Reliable quarters said that Gen. eral Kanji Nishihara, chief of the Japanese mission to French Indo- China, had advised the Indo-C China colonial government that Japanese troops would enter the French col ony on Friday.
 Authoritative quarters here said that during the last two weeks the Japanese had reduced drastically their north and central China gar- risons and apparently were sending the troops to Hainan Island, of the southeast coast of China, in read- ines to invade the French colony.
 Guerrilla Warfare
 AS result of the reduced North China garrisons Guerrilla warfare has broken out on a greatly in- creased scale.
 The China Mail of Hong Kong re- ported that a Japanese fleet was cruising just of French Indo- China, blockading the entire northeast coast and halting all vessels in the area. Officials here were unable to confirm the report.
 Chinese believed that even if the Japanese established a foothold in Indo- China it would take them sev- eral months to create effective air bases near the Yunnan frontier be- cause much clearing and blasing of tropical forests would be necessary.
 The reported Japanese mention to send troops into Indo-C China was regarded here as certain to create a serious situation because of the known determination of the Chinese to make counter invasion. Chinese troops already have been concen- trated on the Yunnan border, ready to move on short notice.
 Chinese Preparing
 Hong Kong, Sept. 4 = (U.P) - The China Mail reported from Kwongchowan today that an agree ment had been reached between the Indo-China and Chungking govern ments regarding defense measures to be taken in event of Japanese invasion of the French colony.
 The newspaper said that the g0v- ernor general of Indo-China had informed Chungking that under no circumstances while l am in office will Japanese armed forced be al- lowed in French fndo.C China.
 The China Mali said that the French had told Chungking that the Japanese would not be allowed to establish bases in their colony.
 The newspaper said also that Haiphong reports told Of great French military activity there. It was said that French and native troops had been inobilised and were manning defenses. 4 strict censor. ship was in force, it was said, and women and children already were reported evacuating the port,