Siam, Thailand & Bangkok Old Photo Thread

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The Allied/Americans would drop these leaflets along the Siam-Burmese border, where heavy Japanese infrastructures were targeted, allowing the locales to relocate. They usually read to stay away from bridges, roads, Japanese compounds, etc. Notice the Burmese script.

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HM King Prajadhipok Sakdidejana and HM Queen Rambi Barni

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Field Marshall Sarit Thanarat taking control of student demonstrations against the election methods of military dictator and PM Phibun Songgrom. FM Thanarat served as PM from 1959-1963. Just a contemporary history of rotating military regimes....up to the present. Military presence into civil Thai politics is historic.

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The first in many visits to Thailand to gather support for his Brother's covert activity in Laos and Vietnam. About this time {'62-'63}, America and Thailand came into their agreements to have more American military personnel and bases on Thai soil.

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