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...coup was executed swiftly and bloodlessly. Special forces troops and a handful of tanks took up positions around the headquarters of the National Security Command in Bangkok, and Thais were told to listen for a special radio announcement. The news: Thailand's three-year-old constitution and the Parliament had been summarily abolished and replaced by a military-dominated junta headed by Premier Thanom Kittikachorn. Members of Parliament were allowed to collect $257.14 each in pay and allowances due them...
...students, housewives, retired people, and many who work at a variety of jobs, professional and non-professional; there is a lady in Cambridge who knew 'Abdu'l-Baha when he came to this country. Some come originally from other parts of the United States or the world--Iran, India, Thailand, and Samoa. Many of them were Baha'is in their native countries but a few first heard about the faith when they came to this country...
...population is hardy and vigorous, particularly those that have come from the North. The Chinese influence and incessant wars over the centuries have produced hardier human stock than has Cambodia, Thailand and other countries that have been subject to Indian influence...
There is no regularly constituted international agency that could channel general support to Vietnam. The most suitable multinational arrangement would be a consortium of the types that have consolidated aid to India and stabilization aid to Laos. The members should include the U.S., Japan, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, Korea and the Phillippines. But the club should not be exclusive. Canada, for instance, should be eligible for membership. The U.S. has been included in the list for realistic reasons. If the consortium would operate on an adequate scale without the U.S. so much the better...
...policy. Smithies devotes a few paragraphs to the people whose future he is planning. "The population is hardy and vigorous, particularly those that have come from the North," reads a typical passage. "The Chinese influence and incessant wars over the centuries have produced hardier stock than has (sic) Cambodia, Thailand and other countries that have been subject to Indian influence...