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Meanwhile, Siam remains a land of cheerful people who hate to admit that things may one day change. Skinny Seni Pramoj, Siam's wartime ambassador to the U.S., recently quipped: "There's nothing wrong with Siam. We just happen to have contentment instead of iceboxes. But there's something wrong with the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: The Land of Ihe Cheerful People | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

...dramatic moment. Thailand had surrendered to the Japanese. In the Thailand Legation in Washington the brisk, round-faced Minister, Mom Raja-wongse Seni Pramoj, had to announce whether or not he surrendered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. At War: Chai-yo for Thailand | 12/22/1941 | See Source »

Asked last week in Washington whether accepting Japanese mediation was not equivalent to letting a fox arbitrate between two rabbits in a cabbage patch, Thai Minister Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj replied: "What would you do if you were a rabbit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FAR EAST: Mediation: It's Wonderful | 2/10/1941 | See Source »

Pretty Maria Garland of Peru was dressed in a costume of the ancient Incas. Usni Pramoj of Thailand was a small but elegant figure in silken plus fours. Starlet of the day was seven-year-old, barefoot, pinafored Liana De Bayle, daughter of the Nicaraguan Minister, and a veteran of international broadcasts. Liana recited a rhymed story of "a little [Nicaraguan] girl I think you know," concluded: "I wonder if you now suspect this little Nicaraguan girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THEY SENT THEIR LOVE HOME | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

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