Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BANGKOK172
2007-01-10 09:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:
THAI GOVERNMENT RE-AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
how-toVZCZCXRO4035 PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH DE RUEHBK #0172 0100931 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 100931Z JAN 07 FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3904 INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 6519 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 8696 RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON PRIORITY 1627 RUEHCHI/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI PRIORITY 2900 RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BANGKOK 000172
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS AND EB
COMMERCE FOR EAP/MAC/OKSA
TREASURY FOR OASIA
PASS USTR FOR WEISEL
PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE SAN FRANCISCO FOR DAN FINEMAN
PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE NEW YORK FOR MATT HILDEBRANDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EINV PREL TH
SUBJECT: THAI GOVERNMENT RE-AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
U.S.-THAILAND TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS (AER)
REF: BANGKOK 000152
Reftel reported the approval by the Thai Cabinet of
amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA). Some Thai
media on January 10 reported that as part of the FBA
amendments, the Thai Government would no longer honor the
services provisions of the U.S.-Thai Treaty of Amity and
Economic Relations (AER). In response to our inquiries,
senior officials in the Ministry of Commerce have assured us
that these media reports are incorrect, and that the RTG
continues to honor without changes the provisions of the AER.
BOYCE