- Title: THAILAND: SEATO SEMINAR ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OPENS IN BANGKOK
- Date: 20th July 1965
- Summary: 1. MLS DELEGATES ALONG HALLWAY BEFORE START OF SEMINAR 0.04 2. CU JESUS VARGAS 0.06 3. MS KITTIKACHORN (LEFT) 0.08 4. MS VARGAS TAKES SEAT 0.16 5. MS NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE TAKES SEAT 0.17 6. MS UNIDENTIFIED DELEGATE 0.20 7. MS BRITISH DELEGATES 0.25 8. MS AUSTRALIAN DELEGATES 0.28 9. MS FILIPINO DELEGATE 0.30 10. CU KITTIKACHORN ADDRESSES DELEGATES 0.35 11. MS THAI DELEGATES 0.37 12. MS PAKISTANI DELEGATES 0.42 Initials CAR/VS/MK/CA/RBI Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 4th August 1965 13:00
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- Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
- Country: Thailand
- Reuters ID: LVA944L2F63P8P9XNUNYW6VA67YJ
- Story Text: A SOUTH-EAST ASIA TREATY ORGANISATION SEMINAR ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WAS OPENED IN BANGKOK YESTERDAY (TUESDAY).ATTENDING THE FIVE-DAY SEMINAR ARE LEADING EXPERTS IN THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK FROM EIGHT SEATO MEMBER NATIONS.
THE SEATO SECRETARY GENERAL, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JESUS VARGAS, WAS PRESENT WHEN THE SEMINAR WAS DECLARED OPEN BY THE THAI PRIME MINISTER FIELD MARSHAL THANOM KITTIKACHORN.THE EXPERTS ARE FROM NEW ZEALAND, BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, THE PHILIPPINES, THAILAND AND PAKISTAN.
IN THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK, MANY INTERESTING IDEAS WILL BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.THE EXPERTS WILL ALSO COMPARE WHAT IS BEING DONE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA, WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF EXPERTS ON DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD.
IN HIS SPEECH, THAI PRIME MINISTER KITTIKACHORN SAID NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPENDED A GREAT DEAL UPON THE OVERALL ECONOMIC STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH OF THE COUNTRY WHICH REQUIRED FULL PARTICIPATION OF ALL COMMUNITIES CONCERNED.
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