A French contingency for a Japanese attack on Indochina depended on France rapidly doubling the size of its navy. That requirement is difficult to reconcile with the increasingly restrictive treaty environment. The plan is known here only through an English translation of uncertain quality. The apparent force-planning gap therefore remains provisional.
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A French Indochina contingency that required a larger navy
A French contingency for Japanese aggression in Indochina required a rapid naval expansion that sat uneasily within treaty limits.