European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday april 25, 1963 troop move a show of Force in red per led Southeast Asia by Fred 8. Hoffman Washington map the us. Army will Send two Battle groups of about 3.000 infantrymen into communist threatened thai land next month for Maneu vers. Although the move has Bee planned for months. It will come a another show of american Force in the troubled Southeast asian area. The soldiers will be drawn from the 3sui inf div stationed in Hawaii and the 3nd an Battle group 903rd inf from Okinawa. They will Jln with military units of other Southeast Asia treaty organization Seato nations in Maneu vers scheduled for Jun 11-19. More than Aux men from All Seato nations Are due to take part in the exercises. Tha eth la the division that provided troops Tor a . Show Force in Thailand 11 months ago when  forces in neighbouring Laos appeared to be driving toward tha thai Border. Washington authorities believe the current threat to Thailand la bout As great As the one last year although an uneasy cease fire appears to be in effect after renewed fighting Between pro communist forces and neutralise troops in Laos. In May of 1963, tha United states sent 4,000 marines and army infantrymen into Thailand to reinforce about 1,000 american soldiers already there in connection with Seato Maneu vers. The americans supported by two squadrons of air Force fido Jet fighters and Marine a4d sky Hawk Jala took up positions in Northeast Thailand when the could Noel any incursions across the Mekong River Boundary from lao. Backing up these forces Ware be Roerts of thua 7th Fleet states quietly in been helping the thais improve their Road and  2,600 american soldiers chiefly Engineer and Lignal troop Are n Thailand doing this work As Welt As preparing and Manning Supply  the a. Ground elements were withdrawn from Thailand last fall they loft behind All the heavy equipment needed for reinforced Battle group of about 2,000 men. This gear include tanks a Mored personnel Carrier and trucks. Officials said artillery could be flown to  was understood that about six of the 1.000 . Fido fight ers still Are in Thailand out of Force of about 45 flown there last spring1.while building up Thailand s military potential the United tatar Al Oha been concentrating on various Aid program directed at strength Nln t the Bangkok government standing with its t eople in the Northeast part of the  the chinese red have been building roads in their Yun Nan province and these roads could provide ready Access to Northern Thailand american officials be Lieve the threat of infiltration i greater in Northeast Thailand be cause of the at tude of the peo ple there. Threat by Diefenbaker to Bare memo told units of the 7th Flat an again reported turning toward the quit of Blun. Then wan no communist it tempts to penetrate Thailand Lull year so tar As is known. Tin Malnaa Ana infantrymen wan later pulled out gradually. Tea last ground elements left in november fur the 14-n a 11 o Geneva agreement set up a Coa Yuoa government in Laos coalition the communists appear to be trying to a horse. Unless the chinese communist chaos to intrude . Authorities appear to feel a Force on tha order of but year s expel ton would be enough to keep Halland s Borders Safe. This is because of the heavy firepower Ard Airpower . Forces could Tring to Bear. Top administration officials obviously Are hoping diplomatic reason will end the present lighting in Laos and preserve the. Shaky coalition. The United Stales and thai land an in better position this year to handle any such threat the that army of Man than 100,000 men has undergone an added year of intensive training with the help of about 400 us military specialists. One authority said the thais now Are Well equipped with reasonably modern gear and in shape to five a Good account of  Over the past year tha United Washington a the Washington Post said that former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker became furious last year when president Kenned had a private Chat with Lefen. Baker s rival Lester b. Pearson the incident occurred april 29,1962, when president Kennedy gave a dinner honouring All the Nobel prize winners in this hemisphere one of whom was Pearson. During the evening or. Ken Nedy had a private Chat with Pearson who has taken Over As Canadian prime minister succeeding Diefenbaker the Post said according to official memory the Chat lasted about 10 minutes. A few Days Latke my Post Bald the ram ring us ambassador Livingston t. Merchant paid a a Journeay Call on Diefenbaker a he Etta to Star about i ,"instead." tha Post said the meeting lasted m o r a than a hour and consisted for the most part of a Harangue by Lefen Baker against president Kennedy and United states policies. He thought it an outrage that the president should meet the opposition which or. Kennedy has done on More than one of Caslon when opposition leaders of Ole countries have visited washing  Post continued. Not Only did Diefenbaker express his tears to merchant but he made a threat. He told merchant that head in his Possession in offensive. Document that the president had used at the Ottawa conference in Muy 1901. And that he intended to use it in the Campaign Ngann Spearson Ond the  when merchant a ported his conversation to the state department tha pout Bald it Wrathe first time is. Officials knew that the document had  nearly a year and was to Poue Aalon of the Canadian government tha Post said Washington of Al class were amazed that Diefenbaker had not returned the document they thought it was breach of diplomacy on his part that a had not done so. Merchant was instructed to to Diefenbaker that a had decide not to port tha conversation to Washington the Post suld. Be cause if he did it would mean the president would find it impossible any longer to have any dealings with the prime  the document waa entitled what we want from the Ottawa  the Post Story continued and Bald tha president should push for a phrase that irritated Diefenbaker greater Canadian support for the Alliance for Progress Canadian member ship in the organization of american slates More Canadian support for foreign Aid and stricter control measures Nita list the communists in Laos and South Viet Nam. Propaganda technique these drawings from a soviet publication taken from a propaganda collection Mado by the c.8. In formation Agency anew How tha communist Maka capital a american racial problems. Top picture la apparently a Imus but scene of new York Harbor but says tha caption look closer and tee the Kun flux klan members which he communist artist Drew on the statue of Liberty s Crown. 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