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HKV 2A3/11

- 2 DEC 1986

QOMIAN 2016

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OO HOKON

REGISTRY

Geron laken

mek 11/12.

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

271820Z NOV

GRS 1175

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The Bath (OR/

Есики 2431

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pjes 3+4

2016

и

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 2750

OF 271820Z NOVEMBER 86

AND TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK

FOR PIERCE, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER

YOUR TELNOS 030 TO BANGKOK AND 3960 TO FCO: WILSON (AUSS) VISIT

TO THAILAND

1.

GRATEFUL YOU PASS TO DR WILSON THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL

BRIEFING.

THAILAND: INTERNAL

POINTS TO MAKE

2. ASSESSMENT OF NEW GOVERNMENT'S FIRST FOUR MONTHS? IMPORTANCE

OF GENERAL CHAVALIT'S RECENT COMMENTS?

BACKGROUND

3. THE COALITION GOVERNMENT HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT-PRONE FIRST 4 MONTHS. DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER VEERA RESIGNED AFTER CHARGES OF LESE-MAJESTE: COMMERCE MINISTER SURAT RESIGNED AFTER A STORM OVER LICENSING IRREGULARITIES IN THE IMPORT OF LOGS FROM BURMA. 4. KHON KAEN BY-ELECTION ON 28 DECEMBER WILL BE INTERESTING SHOWDOWN BETWEEN COALITION AND THE OPPOSITION. BIZARRE

HUALAMPONG RAIL CRASH (8 OCTOBER: 6 DEAD) HAS PROVOKED RUMOURS OF

SABOTAGE.

ECONOMY

POINTS TO MAKE

5.

IMPRESSED BY 4.5 PERCENT GROWTH RATE, HIGHEST IN REGION. RESPECT

1

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