DESIRE OF GENERAL PHAO SRIYANON TO ASSUME PREMIERSHIP OF THAILAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900410009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Desire of General Pima Sriyanon to
Aosz a Premiership of Thailand
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General Thao Sriyanon, Deputy Chief of Thai police, is interested in deter-
mining What the reaction of foreign governments would be to his displacing
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Phibun and assuming ,'ul power in Thailand.
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close to the P,hac clique claim that Phibun wants to relinquish the
prep i er, hip, but is being prevented from doing so by Thai As-mry elements in
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the 1 ?47 Coup Clique
CommenntQ This Army group is maneuvering independently of the
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
it of 15 October 1978 from the
Okedor of CerEtrai Intelligence to CIO
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