Office of the Historian

572. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State1

Bangkok, November 27, 1960—10 a.m.

905. Embassy telegram 856 and Department telegram 720.2 In discussion Foreign Minister today he accepted as satisfactory text proposed aide-mémoire contained Embassy telegram 856 as modified by Department telegram 720. Minor editorial change to which I agreed was beginning new paragraph at what is now third sentence second paragraph prefaced by “Moreover”, so that sentence will read: “Moreover, the American Ambassador also stated that as expressed in his letter to His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs etc.”.

Unless otherwise instructed will deliver aide-mémoire early next week.3

Johnson
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/11–2760. Top Secret.↩
  2. Document 568 and supra.↩

  3. The Department concurred in the changes in telegram 751 to Bangkok, November 28. (Department of State, Central Files, 611.92/11–2760)

    The aide-mémoire, dated December 1, was delivered to the Foreign Minister on the following day. Johnson sent a copy to the Department in despatch 325 from Bangkok, December 2. (Ibid., 792.5/12–260)

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