in the pretext of an ALLY, the U.S.

in the pretext of an ALLY, the U.S.A.
extensively provided the Thai military government
both arms and dollars
Phibun was viewed as “a US wartime
enemy –because of his ally with Japan in WW. 2,
Phibun tried to make the US see him and his team
“anti-communists” in exchange for the US assistance.