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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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11. Thailand.

a. Provide military assistance sufficient to increase the strength of indigenous forces, thereby helping to control local subversion, and to make easier clear identification of instances of overt agression.
b. Provide economic assistance conducive to the maintenance and strength of a non-Communist regime.
c. Concentrate efforts on developing Thailand as a support of U. S. objectives in the area and as the focal point of U. S. covert and psychological operations in Southeast Asia.

12. Indonesia. Reaffirm existing policy in NSC 171/1, subject to:

a. In lieu of paragraph 19 substitute "Continue efforts to influence Indonesian government officials to oppose Communist infiltration and subversion."
b. In lieu of paragraph 21 substitute "Take appropriate actions to strengthen friendly relations between Indonesia and the United States."
NSC 5429/2
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