ENFORCEMENT OF SIAMESE GOVERNMENT ORDER CONCERNING THE MOVEMENTS OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900380005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 30, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT EVO
';OUPlTR`Y Siam/Indochatna
SU~3.tECT enforcement of SiaMCSe Governr.).ent Order
Cancernang the ~Eavez~ents of Indochinese
2~.~fj~~es
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the activities of the refugees in crossing the Si.am~-..T~ndachina bonier and
:gin holding demona.tions or possess~~; of armso sxated that
in exchange for_ this change in aiaraesc: policy, Luang Pibul expects the
return of the Lanchang area from tho FrFarch. ~
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Ccmm~snto reported the ne~+ Siamese gov~rzun3nt policy
owe achint:sa re3fugees as demonstrated by an order to police restri sting
1.., The Siamese are apparently vigorously enfo rci.ng the ne~ty order coneerri.ng
the restriction of the movements of Indochinese xefu~;ees. Prince Souphanavangp
mho returned to Bangkok this ~rc~ek aftt;r a six week stay in Laos, etas stapp?;d
six tunes for a thorough s?arch by "sa.zeable" groups or Sienese police
of ter he crossed the border into Siam last w~:ek.
2s The check points ax?e not only on the harder but are deployed in depth on
the Sienese side.
3f. In the F~akse area, Siamese policy are crossing into Lao territory, apparently
vrith French cancurrencem
~a The siamdse have stopped s?vera2 shipments of food from Laotians ia~ Siam
~ Lao guerrillas an the French side of the bordero
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