The Archive · 1941

Future of Far East Depends on Thailand

Chungking, Aug

at present upon Thailand, whi "he fulure of the Far Bast depends become the powder Keg of Asia.' "Asia. the "Central Daily News", offciat organ of the Kuomintang, declared fnvan editorial, today,

should give assurances a RTA Untied States. the paper aided. Government that should Thailand resist Japanese aggression, she would 'Obtain' full, military support from 'America, eonoinic sanctions alone are_no longer sufficient to halt Japan in her drive, the paper continued, Note Fecoghize this would be deliberately: fo'ignore the facts, Only if action opposed to" action' will' aggression be checked in the Far East, Great Britain, the paper concluded. should either confirm or deny the reports Of the concentration of British troops near the Thai border. in order to make her position perfectly clear fo "an. eventual ageressor.—Havas Tetemondial,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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