THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 28 DECEMBER 1974

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0006007904
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: December 28, 1974

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The President's Daily Brief
December 28, 1974
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Syria-Israel:
December 28, 1974
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Thailand: The return of former prime minister
Thanom to Bangkok presents the government
with a potentially explosive political prob-
lem. (Page 4)
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THAILAND
The unexpected return of former
prime minister Field Marshal Thanom to
Bangkok has presented Prime Minister
Sanya's caretaker government with a po-
tentially explosive political problem.
In an attempt to divert expected popu-
lar outbursts?particularly from stu-
dents--against Thanom's return, the
government has placed the former prime
minister under house arrest pending an
investigation of his role in events
leading to the riots that toppled his
regime in October 1973.
Thanom claims to have come back to visit his
dying father.
It is possible, however,
that his arrival was deliberately timed to coin-
cide with the absence from the country of army com-
mander Krit Siwara. Krit, who has been quietly
attempting to remove proteges of the former prime
minister from prominent positions within the armed
forces, would see Thanom's presence as a potential
threat to his own influence over the military.
Krit, now on a five-nation swing through Southeast
Asia, has been asked by the cabinet to cut his
trip short and come back to Bangkok.
No matter how firmly the government handles
the situation, Thanom's return is sure to revive
the relatively dormant student movement. Police
do not expect any major protest, however, for at
least 24 hours. The announcement of Thanom's
arrest may buy more time for the government to
gauge public opinion before it decides how to pro-
ceed. Complicating the government's problem are
the parliamentary elections scheduled for next
month.
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