the Thai governmant declared war on the Alies on Jannary 25,1942.The Thai governmant allowed the Japannese forees free access to the country,threrby faeilitaing their assault on Burna.At the time, the governmant of the united states knew little about Thailand:consequently,it became a nation worth analyzing at the office of war information (OWI).While much of the OWI's work focused on supporting the war effort within the united states,there war a section on overscas intelligence staffed with anthropologists working in various governmant offices.