THAI COMMUNISTS
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June 14, 1950
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The follomieg Are Thai Communists:1/
a. Teienthae Apaiehatabut2/3 The loader of the Trade Union Association ,
TeAva'Shai, we attorney, organiEes labor meetings and strikes, providoe
beil or workers, administers accident benefits, and nerves as the
.leborers, representative in negotiations with management. Thienthai,
? indierldeal of considerable ebilitye ts/ a mambor of the Central
Cemmi'stee oT the Communist; orgenieatioe/,,Previous to the November
1A7 loup detet, Thienthal'a erganiestion'i required two offices.
Zee oTfece at the U-Thai FrintinT Company, near Hok Bridce, bedded
tee Lnietry of Defame Building, 60-61 Asdang Road, served as a
Cemmueist propaganda outlet. At one time, despite oonsiderable sup-
pert, Tbenthai Ifti.3 defeated le his bid for a seat in. Parliamert by
en. hun Plot Porapak, presently Deputy elinis'Ser of Deferee,
The fact that certain merchants have contributed in excess of 1,000
tecale to a solicitor who carried Thienthai's card is illustrative
ty,? Theenthai's influence0
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euAdhon Chamo Formerly a eolioitor at the Menoo Kit (Manootham;
Lal firm, Wadeundhon is a member of the oommittee of the Communist
Perty, Wadeundhon serves as leaisor, men. between Chenese and Thai
leborerse In January 1948, Oadsundhon Was arrested by the Governor
? Chechoengsac Province as one of the leaders of the striking Chines
aid Teai rice mill workers. Upon his release, Wadsundhon was greeted
? Hualampong StAteon, Bangkok, by a crowd of approximately 1,000
lehorors. liadeundhon. has an intimate Chinese friend, Fichit (feu),
who eyeaks fluent Aandarin, Thai, and Russian. Pichit delivers lec-
tures to laboring groups and reeruite for the Communist Party.
Piehi.S's non, Sen (fnu), a Communist, is employed at the Texas Theatere
Hie deughter, a nurse at Hua Shiow Hospital, is an .c' lye Commuaist
Incpsfandist.
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o. Wirote Amphai/ 4,1 eetensibly, Wirote, a bona fide Communist, is the
teener of the weekly, Mahachon. However, both the Mehachon and the
Chineee newspaper, Chuan Min-Fee are supported by-irle Communiet
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organiation, rdrote acts as owner of Mahachon because .of his social
and political conneations. drote's assignment is to publicize the
corruption of the Thai Government and to recruit Government officials
as Comauniate. A member of the Central Committee of the Communist
orgatitation, irote cooperates with Thienthat Apaichatabut in the
ore;ani;ation of strikes, and he also acts as a labor spokesman at
meetinqa with government officials.
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d rapan Tarasak- Prapan, who atudied in the USSR, translates Soviet
propaganda into Thad and distributes it tomany receptive newspapers.
Prapan, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist organiza-
tion, is an advisor of the .Joviot Information service and has direct
contact with the Soviet Legation in zangkok. He is of Chinese-Thai
parontsge and frequently aatende meetings of the Mit Peng Kio Union.
Suri TYonawanit6/: A Communist propagandist, Suri is employed at
Aree Livira's him Thai Printing Company.
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f. Are Livira.i: Preaaldent of the Thai Frees AssociEtion.
g. Thalya Anna,)rapiJ.: Staff member of oUrn Thai.
h. Dilik ThirW,arne/: Staff member of Siang Thai.
0:ichitvong Ne. eomphei: Staff member of LIsa Thai
San (fnu): staff member of SiRr17 Thai.
k. Lheag (fnu)9/; thong, a staff rsmber of >ierig Thai, uses the pen
name Orpin. He is Chinese and the son of Aschawong (fnu), who was
a political prisoner on Tarutao Island at the same time as Suri
Thongwanit. Lheng was sent to Thailand from Kunming via Kangtung
by the Chinse Co.alauniats to cooperate w:th the Thai Communists,
He speaks fluent Chinese, Thai, and 4nglash. Lheng, who also writes
for Churn Mn Pao, is considered an important individual in. Commu-
nis; circleo in Targko):.
1:doa Srisuwan10/: Spokesman for Mahachon.
m. Chc;d Chai Cha Won?: Of Chinese-Thai parentage.
n. Sri Anothai
o. Surnrit Chamnong 3 Of Chinese-Thai parentage.
P. Chj (fnu)
q? Som'aln Sribunserm.11/
r. Sompong (fnu)12/
s. 5akSaphaka'Fom Editor of imahachon.
t. Sanoh (nu)23/
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FTaseA Paeoradit
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;1. Chort (fnu)14/
Kuang Tong 'Nee: Member of Parliament froul Kalasin
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lb Praset SapsuntAorn15/: Thai Communist leader.
oc Kos= Sapsunthorn
dd.. Wisit Sripatra3 Chief of the Makasan labo::- union. Nakasan is the
7overimert rail'Aiay repair shop,
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C,umeA. Wlether the individuals reported herein are members
l--17)Ol-ti-fld'e Communist Party, which is a member of the Communist
intern Iona] in ';11e stme sense as the Chinese Communist Party, is not
yet clecr. frowever, It is cerain that this group, which apparently
thinks if itself as Communist, is working closely with and is probably
being sopervised 'y the Chinese Communists.
Comment, In irenerai, the names oontained in this report
suestan,late those in 111111111 which was from another source.
2/ e(mment in speakin7 of of ices and oranization, source is
prebal- Identifying the Communist organization with the Central Labor
Union (i LU) oramuition. The office referred to was ostensibly, in
ail proiabiity, -;he CLU hod quarters. However, it appears that the
Communilt orplInisatioh is, to n large extent, carried on within the
f2rariewelk of the CLU, which would account for source's difficulty in
disiingtishing between the two.
otamnt.6e e for further information on the re-
lation letwoen the Communist Party in Thailand and the CLM For a
-ucent ieport on the activities of Thienthai, see
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07!):0,pal, .Lheng Irkiht possibly
TaJ-wang) who 'was reported in
writer who resides at the Chuan
is Lle-ig How: Eck (LIAM iiiang4ilo),
miror of the Centrl tosecutive
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a well known Chinese
Pao offices, Another possibility
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Ahai mlnaor of the New East Asia
as Sombun Srisupandit, the Chinese-
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po, Pavichit, a Thai-Chinese,
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13/ Amment, Possibly the same as Sat oh Tanbunyun, a professor at
OhLI]gl(mgkorn University and a Thai youth leader,
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Possibly the .same as Chop Maninoi who was reported
being a pro-Communist member of the Thoi Press .ksocia-
Se? or further information on Chop.
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