Translation:Announcement of the Revolutionary Party No 1 dated 20 October 2501 BE

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Revolutionary Party of Thailand (1958)950587Announcement of the Revolutionary Party No 1 dated 20 October 2501 BE1958Wikisource

Volume 75Issue 81

Special EditionPage 3
Royal Gazette

20 October 2501

Announcement of the Revolutionary Party
No 1

Whereas the Revolutionary Party, which is composed of army officers, naval officers, air force officers, police officers, and civilians, has seized the national administrative power in the name of all the Thai people since 21:00 hours of this 20th day of October 2501 Buddhist Era and all the situations have generally been under its control, citizens and people are requested to carry on their work and occupations as usual, all the public servants are required to perform the work under their duties as before, and everyone is required to remain calm and refrain from doing anything which would bring about disorder in the Country. No movement of military forces is permitted, except when ordered by the Head of the Revolutionary Party, and the commanders of all forces of the Country shall only listen to and abide by orders from the Head of the Revolutionary Party.

Moreover, all the military and police officers are hereby informed that this power seizure will not result in the change of a commander in the military and police circles and all the military and police officers are still under the same commanders. Thus, all the military and police officers are required to continue listening to orders from the same commanders.

Announced on the 20th day of October 2501
Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat
Head of the Revolutionary Party

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