Bloodless Revolt In Siam Ended

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1948, Page 5

Bloodless Revolt In Siam Ended

BANGKOK, Oct. 3. Siam to-day came through„anc*iier of its coups—bloodless as usual, and with a touch of tragic comedy. The revolt began about midnight and ended before dawn. Bangkok slept through the epic and few knew what had happened even twenty-four hours later. . . A Rebel group comprising a few Siamese statesmen, some ‘‘ Fre^! Thai” veterans of World War 11, and several Siamese Army officers, staked their lives in an attempt to overthrow the Government headed by Marshal F’hilbul Songgram and bring back to power their hero, th e former Prime Minister and resistance- leader, Pridi Panomyong. They met with initial success, easily occupying the Defence- Mimstry, but they soon realised that Marshal Songgram, veteran of many coups, had trapped them inside the Ministry. Soon they called off the revolt and surrendered.

Young Siamese King Injured in Car Smash

(Rec. 10.20) LONDON. Oct. 5 Reuter’s Lausanne correspondent says: Nineteen-year-old King Phumibol of Siam was badly injured when a car he was drivifig crashed into a lorry in Switzerland. His condition is serious, but his life is not in danger.

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