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The Netherland Legation to the Department of State 47
Memorandum
Japan’s pressure on Thai[land] is said to be increasing. The Thai Government is feeling more and more uneasy, which seems to be [Page 356] caused by the uncertainty about the question how soon the United States and Great Britain will give Thai[land] what it needs for its military and economic defense. The British Minister is assisting the Thai Government in obtaining aviation gasoline. As regards other war supplies Thai[land] depends on the United States.—The impression is that the United States is not very anxious to give this help.—
Japan is said to have proposed to take charge of the military defense of Thai[land], but this offer which was made orally has been turned down by the Prime Minister who referred to the non-aggression treaties with Great Britain.
The main questions pending at the present time are the following:
- 1.)
- Permanent control by Japan over the demilitarized Eastern Provinces;
- 2.)
- All Thai airports to be used during 6 months, enabling a mixed border commission to take pictures from the air of the above-said Provinces.
- Handed on November 27 to the Secretary of State by the Netherland Minister.↩