740.0011 P. W./403: Telegram
The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State
Bangkok, August 5,
1941—5 p.m.
[Received August 7—5:25 p.m.]
[Received August 7—5:25 p.m.]
396. The British Minister has informed me that following the receipt of a message from Foreign Secretary Eden advising Thailand to resist the Japanese pressure as much as possible and to “play for time” he saw the Thai Premier who said he would not allow any foreign power to have the use of any military bases in Thailand and furthermore he would oppose force to any foreign power which attempts to violate the neutrality of Thailand.
Grant