The French position was weak because their military forces had been depleted by World War II, and they had great difficulty in re-establishing control over French Indochina, which had been left with a power vacuum after the defeat of Japan.
Posisi Prancis lemah karena pasukan militer mereka telah berkurang oleh Perang Dunia II, dan mereka mendapatkan kesulitan yang besar untuk menguasai kembali Indochina Prancis, yang telah ditinggal tanpa kekuasaan setelah kekalahan Jepang.