The World Bank has notified Thailand authorities to send delegates to New York to negotiate on a 36 million U.S. dollar loan to build four strategic roads in Thailand. This followed Thailand's decision to send naval and air aid to South Vietnam. Totalling 768 kilometres, the four roads will be completed within two to three years. The Nakorn Sawan to Chiang Rai road will be 420 kilometres long and when completed will link Central Thailand with its Northern border.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 5, No. 20, 19 May 1966
World Bank Loan for Thailand
The scan: The Week v5 no20.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)
This text was corrected by hand against the scan: p. 12 of the scan, read 3 Nov 2026 against both witnesses, The Week v5 no20.pdf and the second scan ("The Week v5 no10.pdf", a duplicate scan of no20); the old title was an OCR misreading ('Thatland')