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...unready to undertake war with Russia by attacking Siberia, and wished to avoid the war with Britain and the U.S. that would follow an attack on Singapore or the Indies, her most likely next move would seem to be on Thailand. Under pressure, the Government of Premier Luang Pitul Songgram granted Japan a 10,000,000-baht ($3,600,000) loan, recognized Manchukuo as a token of friendship. (It was carefully explained that the recognition of Manchukuo had been chosen as a lesser evil than recognizing Puppet Wang Ching-wei at Nanking.) Japan continued pressing demands-demands which, if accepted...
...politics looked something like Toyland. Thailand ignored the request. Its Government at Bangkok grew insistent on the subject of its claims against Indo-China. It looked as if mighty France might have to give in to the aggression of an Eastern toyland. This week Prime Minister Luang Bipul Songgram said: "If force is inevitable, war will be waged with a minimum of bloodshed...
Young, brilliant, tradition-breaking Defense Minister Colonel Luang Bipul Songgram has had a spectacular career in Siamese politics, featured by frequent promotions and escapes from assassination. Three years ago an assassin fired at him, winged him at a football game at Bangkok. Three months ago his own valet fired two shots at him, missed...
Last month Defense Minister Colonel Songgram became Premier. Few days before his promotion the Defense Minister dined with his wife, daughter and a few friends. Soon after dinner they all took sick. Doctors were summoned and found the food had been poisoned. All the diners survived. Last week news of the poison plot leaked out through diplomatic channels when British Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax sent Colonel Songgram official British condolences over the "cowardly attempt of an individual or individuals to destroy the lives" of the Premier and his dinner party...