It became. particularly in its southern provinceCochin Chinaa source of great wealth to the French until the beginning of the Second World War. During that period of time. France maintained stringent control over the area: Suffrage and eligibility for office were accorded only to the Frenchand the Annamites could get citizenship only by an act analagous to naturalization. In 1937. for example. there were only 2.555 naturalized French Annamites. During World War II. after the Japanese assumed control of Indochina. the guerrilla movement against the Japanese in that area was led by Ho Chi Minh. the present leader of the Vietminh forces and a man with a long and intimate association with the Communist movement. but who enjoyed and still enjoys a great prestige among the people of the area for his unrelenting struggle against their traditional masters. the French. It has been estimated that in 1944 the military commander of the guerrilla f6rces.
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