In addition he apparently wished to show goodwill toward the Indochinese peoples following Roosevelt's public statement that maintaining French sovereignty in Indochina was not a principal objective of the United States.
Selain itu ia tampaknya ingin menunjukkan itikad baik kepada orang-orang Indochina mengikuti pernyataan publik Roosevelt bahwa mempertahankan kedaulatan Prancis di Indocina bukanlah tujuan utama Amerika Serikat.