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Volume 94, Issue 111
Special Edition, Page 2
Royal Gazette

9 November 2520

of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 2519 Buddhist Era, because it desired to accelerate the rehabilitation of the economy, society, unity of the people in the Nation, orderliness, and tranquillity of the people, and to as well strengthen the relations with all countries, so that security, both inside and outside the Kingdom, would be brought about to the government of the Country in the future. The Revolutionary Council would organise the promulgation of a new constitution by charging a national legislative assembly with the drafting thereof under the goal to hold an election within the year 2521 Buddhist Era as already scheduled. However, during the carrying out of the described enterprise, an administrative charter of the Kingdom suitable with the situations prevailing at the present moment should be enacted and applied for the time being;

Therefore, by virtue of the reasons submitted to Him by the Head of the Revolutionary Council, He orders with His gracious pleasure that the following provisions proposed to Him by the Revolutionary Council be applied as an Administrative Charter of the Kingdom until promulgation of the constitution which would be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of this Administrative Charter:

Section1.Thailand is one and whole kingdom incapable of division.

The Monarch is the Divine Head [of State] and holds the position of Head of the Thai Armed Forces.