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...Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-p'ing ended his visit to the U.S., another Asian leader arrived at the White House last week to warn Jimmy Carter that an expansionist, Soviet-backed Viet Nam threatens peace and stability in Southeast Asia. The new visitor was Premier Kriangsak Chomanan of Thai land, whose country has good reason to feel beleaguered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Warning from a Friend | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

Until recently, both Laos and Cambodia served as buffer states that separated the Thais from their ancient enemies, the Vietnamese. Now Laos is firmly under Hanoi's direction, and Cambodia is embroiled in war fare between an invading Vietnamese army and resisting Khmer Rouge forces. Both Laos and Cambodia are providing sanctuary for thousands of Thai Communist insurgents, who roam almost at ran dom over several provinces in northern and northeastern Thailand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Warning from a Friend | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

...ultimately just another domino. The Premier seemed to be satisfied by Carter's assurance that the U.S. was "deeply committed to the integrity and the freedom and the security of Thailand." As a token of that commitment, the President plans to ask Congress to approve transfer to Thai ownership of $11.3 million worth of U.S. ammunition stored in Thailand since the Viet Nam War. Carter Administration officials quietly promised Kriangsak that they would speed up delivery of F-5E fighter-bombers and other modern arms already ordered by Thailand. They have indicated that the Administration will ask Congress early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Warning from a Friend | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

...would still be hopelessly outclassed on the battlefield in all-out war. The well-equipped Vietnamese out number Thailand's 141,000-man army by a ratio of more than 4 to 1. And Viet Nam's battle-hardened forces are in a class apart from the Thai sol diers, who are led by officers generally more interested in politics and moneymaking than fighting. As nearly as anyone can recall, the Thai army has not fully mobilized for a war since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Warning from a Friend | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

...through Thailand. Kriangsak last week skirted questions about the Chinese action as "speculation." Thailand, however, probably could not stop the resupply effort even if it wanted to. U.S. intelligence believes that Chinese boats are landing supplies on Thailand's southeastern coast for easy transshipment across a sliver of Thai territory to Cambodia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAILAND: Warning from a Friend | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

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