Office of the Historian

740.0011 European War 1939/3197: Telegram

The Chargé in Thailand (Chapman) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, May 21, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received May 21—7:18 a.m.]

32. I have just been informed by a source close to the Prince Regent’s family that the German Minister has promised Thailand, presumably under instructions, the provinces of Kedah and Kelantan and large parts of Indo-China if Germany wins the war. No quid pro quo mentioned.

This report not confirmed as yet.

Chapman