In Northern F.I.C. the French should be able to come to some arrangement to take over the Chinese without any great difficulty as the latter withdraw. Thereafter extensive operations against strong guerilla resistance in Tong King and Annam will probably be necessary before order is finally restored. (Sgd) L.F. PENDRED Chairman H.C. GUERNSEY Naval Member J.G. NICHOLSON Army Member F.E. RADCLIFFE RAF Member H.N. BRAIN Political Member 14th December, 1945. JIC 14(45) SITUATION IN FRENCH INDO CHINA Paper No.2 SOUTH OF LATITUDE 16° Cochin China 1.