The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-11

Ns~ASAASesAAJ WASAA eAAg AAeANAAAb VA sAAN Thailand-French Indo-C China peace terms.
 The importance of the visit in Japanese eyes may be judged by the fact that no Japanese foreign min 1ster has made such @ trip abroad since Marquis Jutaro Konura went to the United States in 1905 to sign the Portsmouth, N. H., treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War.
 Though Matsuoka will travel on the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Mos- COW, no official mention was made of the fact and government spokes- men refused to say whether he would halt there.
 May Stop At Moscow
 It has been understood that actu- ally visit to Moscow would be per- haps the most important part of Matsuoka's tour and that he would seek to come back home with a Russian.JapaneSe non aggression treaty either in process of negotia- ton or actually concluded.
 Matsuoka said that he wanted to meet Adolf Hitler, Field Marshal Herman Goering, Nazi No. 2, and German Foreign Minister Joachim Won Ribbenthrop and "have heart to heart talks with them" He said also that he would take the op- portunity to preach to German and Italian leaders his Hong cherished world peace ideals"
 A Japanese-sponso peace agree- ment between Thailand and French Indo-China, under which Indo- China makes sweeping territorial sacrifices, was initialed at 4 D. m. @ @. m., EST).
 Japanese COmmunique
 A joint Japanese -Thailand- French Undo China communique an- nounced:
 "In connection with the signing, mediation letters were exchanged between Japan and France and be- tween Japan and Thailand which clarify that Japan guarantees the definitive nature of the settlement of the (Thailand-F French 1ndo- China) dispute by the aforemen- JlOneQ meuldtlOn terInS.
 Agreement will be made subSe- quently respecting maintenance of peace in greater East Asia and the establishment and promotion of spe- cially close relations between Japan and Thailand and Japan and Indo- China"
 The foreign office said:
 "T'he agreement is 6 corner stone for the establishment of & greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere.
 It added that Japan would toler- ate no obstruction of its program for such . sphere and charged that "third powers had tried to obstruct the Thailand-French Indo-China agreement.
 Thus, 1t was indicated, with both Thailand and Indo-China definitely within its sphere of influence, Japan would seek to broaden It's field to ir- clude maintenance of peace throughout the undefined range of "Greater East Asia.
 The Thailand- French Indo-China peace agreement, which Japan iin- posed by series of affirmative de- mands on France, backed up by big military movements, takes great slices of territory from northwest and southwest 1ndo-China and, in effect. makes the Mekong River the new frontier.
 Agreement Provision
 The agreement provides that all ceded territories are to be de-mili- tarized and that French and 1ndo- Chinese shall enjoy equal treatment with Thai citizens in them.
 Thailand undertakes to respect the tombs of the royal house of Luang Prabang in the ceded area opposite Luang Prabang and to af- ford facilities for worship at the tonlbs.
 The Channel of the Mekong Is to be the frontier in the areas af- Sected. Two islands, Khong and Khone, in the river are to be joint ly administered under Thai sover- eighty but existing French estab- 1ishments on the islands are to be maintained.
 In announcing the agreement 1t was admitted that some changes in Frances favor had been made in the final demands which Japan threatened to impose by force.
 Announcement of Matsuoka's visit to the Axis countries was made by