sion by Col 3omwang, one of larong's friends, because he had Just made a big seizure of larong's opium in Prachuab Kiri Khan. 3. Although Pramual by virtue of his previous position ought to be able to give an authoratitive view as to whether Marong is implicated in drug trafficking or not it can hardly be said that he is an objective witness. lle was put in jail in pursuance of Narong's feud with Prasert and must clearly be hoping that he may be able to get his sentence lightened or lifted now that Narong and Praphass are exiles while Prasert, if no longer in power, is at least a free man, able for the moment to enjoy his accumulated riches and help his friends. Pramual is talking in terms of appealing to the King for leniency and it will be interesting to see if any more dirt comes out in the process.
Yours ever
Barney.
L B Smith
cc N Rolph Esq, HONG KONG
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