Office of the Historian

711.00111 Armament Control/2503a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Thailand (Grant)

Washington, October 19, 1940—2 p.m.

69. On October 19 an officer of the Department informed the Thai Minister that this Government had found it necessary, because of defense needs of this country, to revoke the licenses for export to Thailand of six single-seat North American fighters as well as for [Page 188] spare parts for the planes. The Thai Minister called the previous day for the purpose of discussing this general matter.29

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  1. Negotiations with the Thai Minister having failed to effect purchase of the airplanes, the War Department decided to requisition them and payment was authorized in September, 1941 (711.00111 Lic. North American———92 Aviation, Inc./70, 73).↩