In response to inquiries at the press conference today, the Secretary of State
said:
"Events are transpiring so rapidly in, the Indochina situation that it is impossible
to get a clear picture of the minute-to-minute developments. It seems obvious,
however, that the status quo is being upset and that this is being achieved
under duress. The position of the United States in disapproval and in deprecation
of such procedures has repeatedly been stated."
This Government has not at any time or in any way approved the French concessions
to Japan. The attitude of this Government toward developments in French Indochina
is as expressed by the Secretary of State this morning and in previous public
statements.
Source: U.S., Department of State, Publication 1983, Peace and War: United States Foreign Policy, 1931-1941 (Washington, D.C.: U.S., Government Printing Office, 1943), pp. 571-72
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