Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 2

792.00/12–1651: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Thailand

confidential

Washington, December 18, 1951—6:05 p. m.

1284. Re instrs requested urtel 1829 Dec 16¹ see Dept’s 1242 Dec 10² to effect Emb shld merely ack new situation without making reply an act of recognition in view fact US-Thai relations were not broken while King Phumiphon continued Chief of State.

Acheson

1. Not printed; in telegram 1329, December 16, the Embassy in Bangkok reported that the British and most other foreign missions in Thailand were on the verge of resuming formal relations with the new Thai Government by exchanging notes to that effect. Chargé Turner wished to know what position the Embassy should adopt. (792.00/12–1651)
2. Not printed.