THAILAND INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1900 MAY 21

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-260-2-36-1
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: May 21, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/06/15: LOC-HAK-260-2-36-1
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SUBJECT; THAILAND INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATON REPORT AS OF 1900
MAY 21
CINCPAC FOR POLAR
REF: A. BANGKOK 8236; B. BANGKOK 8264
1. GOVERNMENT HOUSE SPOKESMAN, NITSAI,WETCHACHIWA, TOLD
THE PRESS AT 1430 MAY 21 THAT PRIME MINISTER. SANYA
THAMMASAK HAD SUBMITTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO THE
KING. HE REQUESTED AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY 22.
THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE SPOKESMAN STATED THAT THE RESIGNATON
OF THE PRIME MINISTER WILL RESULT IN THE.PRESENT GOVERN-,
MENT'S TERM OF OFFICE COMMING TO AN END (REFERENCE B).
WE INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN THAT SANYA AND HIS CABINET
INTENT TO EXIT TOGETHER.
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4. THE MAY 21 "BANGKOK WORLD" REPORTS THAT SANYA SAID
THROUGH HIS SPOKESMAN THAT HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY MORE
POLITICAL POSTS IN THE FUTURE. THE NEWSPAPER ALSO
REPORTS THAT ROYAL THAI ARMY COMMANDER IN CHIEF GENERAL
KRIT SIWARA ASKED TO BE RELIEVEn OF HIS POST AS DIRECTOR
OF MAINTENACE OF THE PEACE MAY 21.
5. COMMENT: AT PRESENT WE KNOW ONLY THAT SANYA HAS
SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION TO THE KING. WE Dp NOT KNOW
WHETHER THE KING HAS ACCEPTED OR WILL ACCEPT HIS RESIGNA-
TION. AS THINGS NOW STANDS THERE ARE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN
24 HOURS IN WHICH TO WORK OUT A SETTLEEMENT OF THE CABINET
CRISIS BEFORE RESIGNATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE AT MIDNIGHT
MAY 22.
IHE WOULD PROBABLY
NOT REFUSE A DIRECT REQUEST FROM THE KING THAT E
ON, AT LEAST FOR A TIME.
AT THE MOMENT THE
SITUATIJN IS FL I ND TI? I L APPARENTLY SHIFT TO
HUA HIN.
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/06/15: LOC-HAK-260-2-36-1
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/06/15: LOC-HAK-260-2-36-1