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title: Thailand Is Vigilant photo poster (Thai, Bangkok)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/thailand-is-vigilant-poster-ppb-378-thai-bangkok-1964/
description: A Thai-language photo poster of military exercises. Parachutes drop from transport aircraft above the headline 'Thailand Is Vigilant'.
section: Collection
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# Thailand Is Vigilant photo poster (Thai, Bangkok)

A Thai-language photo poster of military exercises. Parachutes drop from transport aircraft above the headline 'Thailand Is Vigilant', with smaller photographs of riflemen, a captured mock enemy, a U.S.-made tank and troops landing from a ship. The text says the Southeast Asian situation is not reassuring and that Thailand trains with SEATO partners to keep the people at ease. The tell is card-stacking: only displays of strength appear, with no costs, and the threat is stated only in general terms.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Text on the object

Original (Thai) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
ประเทศไทย
เฝ้าระวังภัย

สถานการณ์ในอาเซียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ไม่เป็นที่น่าวางใจ เพื่อความไม่ประมาท ประเทศไทยฝึกซ้อมป้องกันประเทศร่วมกับภาคี ส.ป.อ. ประกันความอุ่นใจของประชาชนเสมอมา

ทหารราบอากาศของกองทัพอากาศไทยในคราวฝึก "แอร์บุญชู" เมื่อปลายเมษายน ๒๕๐๗ กำลังรุกคืบหน้าเพื่อทำลายข้าศึก

ข้าศึกสมมติถูกจับเป็นเชลยในการฝึก "แอร์บุญชู" ๒๕๐๗ หลังจากมีการสู้รบภาคพื้นดิน โดยการสนับสนุนของหน่วยกำลังทางอากาศยุทธวิธี แห่งประเทศภาคี ส.ป.อ.

นี่คือรถถังสหรัฐอันเป็นยุทโธปกรณ์ทันสมัยประกอบด้วยประสิทธิภาพอย่างหนึ่ง ได้นำมาร่วมในการฝึก "กลองบ่า ๒" เมื่อเดือนมกราคม ๒๕๐๖ อันเป็นการฝึกยุทธวิธีสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก สำหรับปราบปรามกองโจรในภูมิประเทศป่าลึก

ภาพขวา แสดงการระบายพลขึ้นบกจากเรือรบหลวงคราม ในการฝึก "กิตติ ๐๗" เมื่อเดือนกุมภาพันธ์ ๒๕๐๗ ซึ่งเป็นการฝึกปราบปรามการแทรกซึมของกองโจรคอมมิวนิสต์ ในบริเวณ ๑๐ พื้นที่ ทั่วประเทศไทย

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```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Thailand Is Vigilant

The situation in Southeast Asia is not reassuring. To be safe, Thailand carries out national-defence exercises with its SEATO allies, always assuring the people's peace of mind.

Airborne infantry of the Royal Thai Air Force during the 'Air Boonchu' exercise at the end of April 2507 [1964], advancing to destroy the enemy.

A mock enemy taken prisoner in the 'Air Boonchu' exercise of 2507 [1964] after ground fighting, supported by tactical air units of the SEATO partner countries.

This is a U.S. tank, a modern and effective piece of equipment, brought into the 'Klong Ba 2' exercise in January 2506 [1963], an amphibious tactical exercise for suppressing guerrillas in deep-forest terrain.

Picture at right shows troops landing from a warship in the 'Kitti 07' exercise in February 2507 [1964], an exercise in suppressing infiltration by Communist guerrillas in 10 areas throughout Thailand.
```

Small Thai captions are best-effort readings; a few exercise names and ship names may be misread.

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