Thai declaration of war on the United States
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The Thai declaration of war on the United States was a World War II-era proclamation by Thailand’s government aligning the country with the Axis powers and formally entering a state of war with the U.S. and Britain.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II event
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declaration of war ⓘ diplomatic document ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
Thai government archives
NERFINISHED
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United States National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1942 in international relations
ⓘ
Thailand–United States military history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
US–Thai relations formally broken by Thai government
ⓘ
state of war between Thailand and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| context | Japanese military presence in Thailand after December 1941 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1942-01-25 ⓘ |
| declaredOn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticJustification | presented as defense of Thai independence and territorial integrity ⓘ |
| followedBy | formation of Free Thai Movement ⓘ |
| foreignMinister | Direk Jayanama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentInPower | Phibun regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
basis for later debate over Thailand’s wartime legal status
ⓘ
key episode in Thailand’s wartime alignment with Axis powers ⓘ |
| language |
English translation
ⓘ
Thai ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | not recognized as valid act of state by US government ⓘ |
| location | Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | King Rama VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Free Thai Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| peaceSettlement | 1946 Anglo-Thai Peace Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Japanese invasion of Thailand
NERFINISHED
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Thai–Japanese armistice of 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Plaek Phibunsongkhram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Japanese–Thai Alliance Treaty of 1942
NERFINISHED
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Thai declaration of war on the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revokedBy | postwar Thai governments ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
US legal analyses of wartime declarations of war
ⓘ
studies of Thai foreign policy in World War II ⓘ |
| ThaiAmbassadorToUS | M. R. Seni Pramoj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionToUS | delivered via Thai legation in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| USAmbassadorAtTime | Willys R. Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USLegalPosition | Thailand treated as occupied rather than enemy state for some purposes ⓘ |
| USReception | not formally accepted by US government ⓘ |
| warAimClaimed | cooperation with Japan in Greater East Asia War ⓘ |
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