Downgrading of Material in Section 53 of NIS 42 (Thailand)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000200050046-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: September 16, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
19 September 1956
SUBJECT: Downgrading of Material in Section 53 of NIS 42 (Thailand)
25X1A91a At 1600 hours, on 18 September a call was received from
of this Agency who advised that he was on active
duty status t t e Array assigned to psychological warfare work.
He stated that the FsyWar people would like. to use all of the information
presented in paragraph 3 c. of Section 53 on NIS 42 in an unclassified
document. This section deals with the political parties in Thailand
under the 1947 coup group. He stated that PsyWar was extremely
anxious to use this information immediately if authorization could be
obtained to use it as mentioned above.
2. I took this up with Dan Clinton, State, who agreed to check into
the matter immediately. Mr. Clinton called back early on the morning
of 19 September and stated that the information in question could be used
in an unclassified document if there were no indication of source, and if
the paper was not one that would be taken as indicating the position of
this Government. He said there were some statements in this subsection
that represented State Department's opinion, but that these col ld not be
stated in an unclassified paper as representing the views of this Government.
These several statements in Paragraph 3 c. are as follows:
(4) ... "It was not a bona fide political association, however,
and withered before intense party opposition.
(7 , . dl`''Itse`fl trib6M%"re progovernment but opposed to
the National S"lild i~riodrM# . '~
'(6) .. , '!Ira the `Fe?:i sry 932 electi6n. it` di &id re in the
Bangk 'Atei v all ix sest* through:-block"votidg'by Army units`."
(9) ... "After mid-1949, Nai Tiang Sirikhan, representative
from Sakon Nakhon, gradually built up a following in the Assembly
from remnants of the Cooperative Party of Pridi Phanomyong,
and from dissident People's (Prachachon) members, and called
it the United Thai (Sahathai) Party. "
3. Mr. Clinton said that he would send a confirming memorandum
covering the authorization to use this material in an unclassified document
under conditions stated above. as-4?
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SUBJECT: Downgrading of Material in Section 53 of NIS 42
19 September 1956
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4. I advised of this by phone, and he iwa1d that he would
advise tha Pe Vb'ar people accordingly . He stated that `he would make it
clear to them that wader *circumstances could the information be used
except under the conditions imposed by State.
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