741.92/10–245: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)
8698. Dept notified by Siamese Legation85 of official abrogation by Siam of all treaties and agreements with Japan entered into by Pibul Government and that Japan so informed. US therefore ready to resume diplomatic relations but will defer reasonable period so that Brit and US may act concurrently (Para. 12 Deptel 8298, Sep 2186). Dept has inquired informally of Brit Embassy how soon Brit will be ready. Dept should have about 2 weeks’ notice to arrange arrival Legation staff with Yost, but anxious to resume as promptly as possible.
Repeated to Chungking, New Delhi and Colombo for Yost.
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On September 14, the Siamese Legation advised the Department of State that the Siamese Government on September 11 officially notified the Japanese Government of the termination of the Pact of Alliance of 1941 and all related agreements, including the treaty transferring Malayan and Burmese territory to Siam (792.94/9–1445). On October 1, the Siamese Legation advised that all remaining treaties concluded with Japan during Marshal Luang Pibul’s premiership had been denounced on September 26 (792.94/10–145). For Department statements on the two notes of the Siamese Legation, see Department of State Bulletin, September 30, 1945, p. 498, and ibid., October 7, 1945, p. 521.
In a note of September 19, the Siamese Legation stated that a law had been enacted to intern all persons in Siam who were enemies of the United Nations and to control and manage their property; the Japanese Embassy had been closed; and the Legation of Manchoukuo had been ordered to cease functioning (740.00119 PW/9–1945).
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