By mid-1943, the Japanese troops began to suffer a
setback
Thailand’s strategies:
Pridi (who was moved out of the cabinet and became
the regent for Rama XIII) began to organise a resistance
group against Japanese by
Making contact with the Allies through China
In parallel, students and other Tgais in the U.S.A. and
Britain also formed resistance groups and offered their
service to the Allied armies …
Those in the U.S.A. led by the then ambassador there: M.R.
Seni Pramoj
All resistance groups were known as “Seri Thai” (Free Thai)