Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
97 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
97
The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
Circular telegram. thailand. My telegram [No. 94].
1. Lord Halifax has reported that the President welcomes also the proposal to send a message to the Thai Prime Minister.
2. The President was himself sending a message to the Thai Prime Minister in confidence last night (Saturday), on the following lines:
(a) |
That the United States will regard it as a hostile act if the Japanese invade Thailand, Malaya, Burma, or the Netherlands East Indies; |
(b) |
That when peace comes, no matter what happens meanwhile, unless the Thais aid the Japanese, the United States and Great Britain would work for the complete restoration of Thailand's independent sovereignty. |