'Luss of direct contact with the mother country," continues the star ment of the' Finance Department, "gave the N.EJ. a new opportunity to show its' capacity in the social and cultural development of this country, enabling us not only: to eon. tinue our task on the same level as before the invasion but even to ex-and our efforts on behalf of educa. Yien, to combat contagious diseases ike' plague, to Intensity the colonization of the Javanese in the outer possessions, and to abolish statute Jabour without raising the already heavy taxes, "The Government announces. the expansion of several high schools promote the possibility ut training engineers und. ageiculiyral expats, including a very' considerable re~ organization of technical edueatior Next year 110 schools will be opened in primitive regions in New Guinea and 44 new schools of vi Thailand's Neutrality Bangkok, June 10. entered the. war, 'Thailand, as a neutral, would continue to carry on trade with all countries, stated the Prime Minister, Songgram, at a special session of the Assembly' convened to ratify the Thailand-Indo-China Peace Treaty.
He emphasized Thailand's pledge to Tokyo that she would not enter any treaty detrimental to Japan and no new commitment beyond the already existing Non-Aggression Pact with Indo-China, The conflict, the Prime Minister declared, had cost 'THaland ten, mil. ix. million Tieals {or pablo utllies fu the coded areas Reuter.
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