SOUTH EAST ASIA VIGNETTE

South East Asia Vignette



South East Asia Vignette

Southeast Asia Vignette

The Thai-Myanmar infantry position presents a maturing conflict.  The Burmese infantry has currently effectively invaded Thailand from the North and East with multiple prongs converging upon the foremost towns of Lamping and Bangkok.  The Thai infantry is actually going their forces west from the Cambodian boundary in try to defend Bangkok, neutralized and redirect the Burmese military.  Our reason in this effort is to defend the persons of Thailand and set situation for steadiness in the area.  Specifically, U.S. forces will help Thai forces in counterinsurgency procedures in southernmost provinces and discourage the attack of Burmese forces through SOF infiltration, digressive blazes and air hit aiming at, Army, Marine and Coalition battle force deployment, strategic airstrikes and maritime superiority and support from the sea.

For Command and Control (C2), CJTF and employees, along with CJSOTF, will situate off seashore aboard a completely outfitted C2 stage owning amenities, gear, communications proficiency, and staff needed for designing, administering, and commanding procedures of allotted forces.  GCC and ACC will be ahead established just out-of-doors the locality of procedures in a centralized location.  This configuration permits the CJTF and his constituent commanders the flexibility to function, delegate administration, and location themselves in the best place to lead, and incorporate and synchronize activities all through the operational area.  Service constituents will handle logistic and teaching responsibilities and support purposeful constituent commanders.

Nevertheless, Thailand viewed the effectiveness of collective security with some degree of skepticism. On March 6, 1962, in an attempt to allay Thai apprehensions, the United States and Thailand reached a new understanding under what came to be known as the Rusk-Thanat agreement (named after then-Secretary of State Dean Rusk and then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Thanat Khoman). Under the agreement, the United States pledged that, ...