WW2 Imperial Japanese Secret Report on French Indochina Attitude 1938 For Sale

This is an original confidential pamphlet issued by the Japan Foreign Affairs Association in December 1938 (Showa 13), titled:

(Attitude of French Indochina Toward the Current Situation)

• Marked with the red seal “Top Secret” (極秘) on the cover.
• Mimeograph-printed internal document, 27 pages in total.
• Produced by the Japan Foreign Affairs Association, an organization that—while officially established after WWII—was in fact already functioning before the war as a behind-the-scenes intelligence and information network connecting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan’s business elite.
• The document warns against outside leakage and was circulated only among selected officials.

📖 Content (from the Table of Contents):

• Conditions and routes of arms transportation
• Japanese expulsion incidents in Indochina
• Searches of Japanese residences by French authorities
• Observations on the political stance of French Indochina toward Japan

🕰 Historical Background:

By 1938, Japan faced increasing sanctions from the United States and sought resources in Southeast Asia. Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia under French colonial rule) became a critical region in Japan’s southward advance. This report provided intelligence on the stance of French authorities and incidents involving Japanese residents.

📜 Condition:

• All pages are present, none missing.
• Some wear, minor rust to staples, and age-related discoloration, but overall readable and well-preserved for its age.
• A genuine prewar confidential diplomatic document, rarely seen on the market.

👉 Own a piece of history.

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