Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The Far East, Volume V

892.6176/22: Telegram

The Minister in Thailand (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, October 11, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received October 11—11:10 a.m.]

473. Department’s 118, October 2, 7 p.m. On October 7, I orally and confidentially conveyed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs the information set forth in the Department’s instruction. The British Minister informed me that he mentioned the purchasing arrangement to the Prime Minister on October 10 and pointed out that Thailand’s own interests would require the maintenance of a completely open market with no clandestine assistance to Japanese purchases as opposed to ours.

Peck