... in Thailand, and that the international communist movement was therefore a chimera. World domination by communism was a declared aim of the communist powers and promoting and assisting "wars of liberation" were the means of achieving it. In the '50's, communism was aggressive and ready to take advantage of any perceived weakness or power vacuum. By the 70's they too had suffered from attrition, their energy and ... equal to basic training for the regulars and the National Service recruit could go straight to Corps training. The termination of the scheme in November 1959 was a matter of ...

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