751G.92/5–2646: Telegram
The Chargé in Siam ( Yost ) to the Secretary of State
immediate
[Received May 27—12:49 a.m.]
552. Siamese Government yesterday issued press communiqué on latest frontier incident which is quoted in full in my immediately following telegram.66 Communiqué includes statement that matter has been submitted to UNO. Foreign Minister informs me that Bhakdi has been instructed to take this action and requests that, if faulty communications should prevent his receiving text of communiqué, Department make it available to him.
Latest reports from Tha Baw (Thabor) state that while some of French have re-crossed Mekong about 40 have entrenched themselves on Siamese side. All Bangkok newspapers reproduce communiqué with banner headlines and several report, without confirmation, French troops massing in Cambodia and elsewhere along frontier.
Since case has been referred to UNO, I contemplate, in conjunction with British, sending observer to spot to ascertain facts more fully.
- Telegram No. 553, May 26, not printed.↩