French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China) (Indochine française សហភ ពឥណ ឌ ច ន Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, [ɗə̄wŋm jɨ̄əŋ tʰûək fǎp], frequently abbreviated to Đông Pháp; ຝຣັ່ງແຫຼັມອິນດູຈີນ Cantonese:), officially known as the Indochinese Union (Union indochinoise) after 1887 and the Indochinese Federation (Fédération indochinoise) after 1947, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia. A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin (north), Annam (centre), and Cochinchina (south) with Cambodia was formed in 1887. In 1940, France was swiftly defeated by Nazi Germany, and colonial administration of French Indochina, modern-day Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, passed to the Vichy French government, a Puppet state of Nazi Germany.
French Indochina was a grouping of British colonial territories.
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China) (Indochine française សហភ ពឥណ ឌ ច ន Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, [ɗə̄wŋm jɨ̄əŋ tʰûək fǎp], frequently abbreviated to Đông Pháp; ຝຣັ່ງແຫຼັມອິນດູຈີນ Cantonese:), officially known as the Indochinese Union (Union indochinoise) after 1887 and the Indochinese Federation (Fédération indochinoise) after 1947, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia. A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin (north), Annam (centre), and Cochinchina (south) with Cambodia was formed in 1887. In 1940, France was swiftly defeated by Nazi Germany, and colonial administration of French Indochina, modern-day Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, passed to the Vichy French government, a Puppet state of Nazi Germany.

Based on the evidence paragraph above what can we conclude about the claim "French Indochina was a grouping of British colonial territories."?

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French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China) (Indochine française សហភ ពឥណ ឌ ច ន Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, [ɗə̄wŋm jɨ̄əŋ tʰûək fǎp], frequently abbreviated to Đông Pháp; ຝຣັ່ງແຫຼັມອິນດູຈີນ Cantonese:), officially known as the Indochinese Union (Union indochinoise) after 1887 and the Indochinese Federation (Fédération indochinoise) after 1947, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia. A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin (north), Annam (centre), and Cochinchina (south) with Cambodia was formed in 1887. In 1940, France was swiftly defeated by Nazi Germany, and colonial administration of French Indochina, modern-day Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, passed to the Vichy French government, a Puppet state of Nazi Germany.

Based on the evidence paragraph above what can we conclude about the claim "French Indochina was a grouping of British colonial territories."?

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 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough information
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