The purpose of this thesis is to study Thailand's foreign relations. The specific argument will be that, to a large extent, Thailand was able to keep her independence because of her rulers' ability to adapt the country's policy to the changing circumstances in foreign affairs. Therefore, it was imperative for policymakers to look at the threats to the country's security from the local point of view and to develop appropriate policies for dealing with them accordingly. The thesis is organized into six chapters. After the introductory chapter, the second and third chapters examine the historical development and the general features of the foreign relations of Thailand, respectively. Chapter Four deals with the change in the direction of foreign policy after the Second World War. In contrast to the traditional foreign policy, the government under military dictatorship gradually moved in the direction of the Western, especially American, position. The positive and negative consequences of the pro-American policy are treated in Chapter Five, It is pointed out that this policy contributed to the sharp increase in activity of Communist insurgents in various parts of the country. By comparing the post-war foreign policy with the traditional policy prior to that time, a conclusion …

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

This thesis compares Thailand',s relations with the United States and China from 196541975, The realist as-sumes that the structure of power in the internationall system determines overall relations between states' First, this study describes the power situation in southeast Asia in 1965, The next steps are concerned with the study of Thai-U, S. relations and Thai-Chinese relations, The thesis finds that Thailand's relations with the United States and China are determined by the structure of power. When a major power like the United States changes its policies to accommodate China, Thailand, which is a small country, turns to be more friendly with China, These attitudes correlate with the realist assumption,.

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà iq iq ə on swinging

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà iq iq ə on swinging

Àbɔ́qɔ's wife: shə è singing at the swing festival

Continued from Side A. Àbɔ́qɔ's wife: shə è singing at the swing festival

Akha songs and narratives. Ádaŋ: mà djá pɔ́ŋ

Akha narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-55 Àbɔ́qɔ: stories; 55-end Mì-jàq: Akhas and Shans

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a right wing Laotian General who exiled in 1966 when he attempted a coup was unsuccessful again.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American Air Attacks which have ended after almost 9 years.

Interview with Houston Tom ("Slug") Wright, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wright discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Tamuang, Thailand (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the impact of American bombs which shook buildings in Phnom Penh as B-525, F-One-Elevens and Phantoms raided rebel positions continuously.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American and Thai officials who announced that US will pull out 35-hundred men and more than 110 planes as a first step in US military withdrawal from Thailand bases.

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-18 Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78; 18-50 shà ziq ziq ə, ɣoq ma lɔ́ ə, Àbɔ́qɔ; 50-[end] àho ho ə 5/9-78. Continued on Tape 65.

Akha narratives. 0-55 Àbɔ́qɔ: stories; 55-end Mì-jàq: Akhas and Shans

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: sjhá daŋ daŋ ə, làq xhö́ thó ə Maeby 12/8-79

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Àbɔ́qɔ: sjhá daŋ daŋ ə, làq xhö́ thó ə Maeby 12/8-79

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. sjhá daŋ daŋ ə, làq njí thó ə

Akha songs and narratives. 0-30 ládùbə̀ ə; 30-[end] sjhá daŋ daŋ ə, làq njí thó ə

Akha songs and narratives. Singing at dɛ-xhàŋ. 2/8 1977

Akha songs and narratives. Ádaŋ: song. August 1977