U. S. PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THE THAI PEOPLES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA (D-23, MAY 19, 1953)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01065A000300010007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 27, 1953
• Content Type: PAPER

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'~ ~o~ o~ s+~r~o~sr As~D ~.~ i9, 1953}
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Say De~fef~oa-pbsnt.~a and Ma3ar Ar+ea~a~ c~ozxtacav~sr~r
L. In view oP ~ki~ag-IaMei dise~ree~nts, ao ~mea~iPbpted at the noel
"~ ~' ~11-' 25, 1953, resolntfan ocP flee diYU-es 3~s z~qus~ead beta~e
a Pina1 dra!'t can usei~ully be att~lsd. Rye tas no BiPfsre~e ~ y fay
as to tl~e serien~ss al the aememm~tst tls~aat to Soutbeast Asia soar :s to
the i~at'9'atiee oi' mo133.ng Thails~nd, amid artier P~'ts of the area. pal ~_
cuesian r~esuLt~ed fa a ntasber art suggestituas far improMeseent aP' the
P~'ticu2ar]y in regard to Seetione III ana IV.
~ ~~ poiante at issue era as Pollass:
s? ~ailsnd ss ttye caatral, geographio~, Pa~cus of the a
nirrategy's as recasmerd~, is the vederLin~ eea~tence ~ paw ~ aP the
~?eeent d'eatt .
R'lsie 'basic ccxi~cept is net accepted by the State Department
. ~r of the Psael rho reiterated State~a poa~itian agafast regiamal
~~, in Soutbesst Asia.
b. Utilizatiaa o! the Q. S- position in Thailemd to pzo~ect
FJ. 8. leadsrsh~,p t~:rt the eras 3a corder to cz~ate a "cLimstc
of ~",
'rhe State memnber re~ect* th fs '~~Pt, match tba 8!.e-!P
caosie3szs baste to the Place, chile the CIA member reca?en~ds moditl._
~xations - CIA reels that tahil~e substantial overt indications a~P interact
'~ 3~,poartant, U. S. pe~rtic3pat3os~ sHould be to "a+ctivate" and ?supp~t"
'r6ai ePPaorte, ~#~ leads to reccfAats Pear same substaatia+e
changes in 8ertiaan IV. State questia?ed trhetber eue$ a dramatic
~pP~B ~ oi' evgr lea8ership as is P~'Po+eed itt P88 PsP~s ydutl~l. be
NSC review(s) completed.
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accaptabZe to the Bah aad ffiitirh vbo 2,uew meu8ae 38r?e military
et+oeffi.'fslOsits, and 9~ethlT the 3n~s'~p0~art natitsss O? 9autri~east Asia
~attld bo ~parid to as~aWLea?s esp. evQrpa~rt II. S. 1ehfp, pes"Cieu-
Zsr~r in tie ab~ce o~ aigr wear definition oP ~-t rye vaala 8o is
fire event ~ e~eae~ioaas troub7+s . ~e IIeY~ease memter felt tbat in the
ab~aae oi' e+ea~. intent to ltwcs+~asa substeaatially Defense and M5A
ASS in Tbsi3arul t~3~era Mould be 3,eckigg t?~e basic eltment needed
f~ 3a the ~oposed ~rtsate~r.
e . D~gicnal co-a~dinatS~Dn o~ U. 8. aetiv3tios is ~ailan~.,
Ibdoehina and ~L~ys.
ate, CIA aid. N8A Pavel re~reseatatiws all re3eot this co:t-
cegC. Lssa 1, maa~e f3~Ox1b1a, aaRl lads vi8ible co-cxi~inatiau
ma~tina~;y than is peo~osed its the p~aseat dta!'t vau3d be casDstible
tlth the inixat of the Plan, btit the need t'Ce same Held. t~-Caed~instion
3.s atyosid~ared basic by P~ shalt.
~. Dasirabiiitq of
at tbea viil~ge 1ew1.
iatiog the II. s9. M3th Asian nstiaaia].ism
State head that because of our limitatio?s of laiagua,~e sad
maDaear of ldfle our tec2mic~,ue of reaching the villas level vas thYaugh
mfAdss ao~! tamer class vestera~9.sed ptvPle Mlyo had use at a restarn
~. >ISEoare study aeada to be made at! hae atherrise to reach the
vill,a~e level. In ?~r o~ the great ~aati+tal ditliculties in air
U. 8. amass-roots apgroe~h in Asia, s~so2uLian of this earrtsa~v+ersy
me~r ~ be essauctisl, 'but in tare >dttatY viev the porab3ea 3s suf'f'iciently
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~ to tae soma reaognitim to t1~e Plan.
p0into l1i11 ava~eta~s33y terra hi~- ]~vel ~cisioas
lntt ~ to tt~ ~ hero neat baa. lbt7. d3scvisfAa to the Peaels
o~ t~IB in '~, +~easal~,Y the
s~~ ~ YOA rally ~ "C~" is 8at~o~C, the ea~tting
vtp trP a mobile trsnaaittar at ca Haar the Tts~i-L~ws !lrartZer,
and the esteb3fat a2 s speci~a-I. p1a*posa post or t~i8 canter is
~a~v~iret Tlss7~t. Ecz~- srsla that, in ., snP2xn~t to a~to-
~~ 'ibsi. iat~ae~tiom and ~t madia vtu3li ~ prat~rrable to ea e~cpa~ed
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v. s. pro~ram.j
c . Dd~scusat~d~a vita tb,e P"re~sch i'or p~nrposes o~
Da shi!!t 3n silitary tactics, cad to establish a bsttar
political base in 1bQochtt~a.
d. A!r ~ naval ~ops~tretitetis in .
e. Cnnsv~ltatioa Frith militeary emits o~ other nations oa matt+ezs
ralat#tsg to 3mgLe aa!!. gae~s"t].xs trasfare is Sautbeast Axis.
Pgy~c~alpgiaal 8tsateggr board
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