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Policy Announcement* Mr.
President, Distinguished Members,   Persuant
to His Majesty the King's gracious appointment of myself as Prime Minister, per
Royal Command dated 15 February 1975, and the subsequent appointment of the Council
of Ministers, per Royal Command dated 21 February 1975. The Council of Ministers
has now formulated the formal policies, upon the democratic government and national
policies, according to Code 184 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand,
as to present to the Parliament and obtain the kind approval, as follows:
Political
Policy
  1.
| The government shall
administer the political policies, in accordance with the democratic administrations,
with King as Head of State, through clean and just measures, in order to be the
real government of the people, by the people, and for the people. In
addition, the government shall respect the rights and liberties of the people,
in accordance with the Constitution, and protect the institutions of the Nation-Religion-King,
as to establish the national unity and concordance. |
  2.
| The government shall
support the royal army, in accordance with the national economic situation, as
to protect the king, national independence, security, and benefits. The government
shall also enhance the military welfare, efficiency and morale, and support the
army participation in the national developments. Moreover,
the government shall repatriate the foreign military troops, served the international
obligations, from the national territory, as soon as possible, and no later than
18 months, according to the national protocols and benefits. |
  3.
| The government shall
run the international policies freely, as for the national benefits, without serving
or interfering the policies of any country, befriend the friendly nations, in
spite of ideological and economic difference, and implement efficient measures,
as to restore close relations with other asian countries, per equality, integrity,
and sovereignty basis. |   The
government shall, in addition, support and reiterate good understandings and cooperations,
amongst the neighbour countries, support and promote the regional cooperations,
especially with the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
as for the political, economic, and social benefits, in order to achieve the regional
prosperity and peace, and support the regional development projects, e.g, Mekong
Sub-Region Development Project.
  Also,
the government shall follow the international obligations, treaties, and agreements,
upon the equality and reciprocity basis, and respect the United Nations' Charter.
Economic
Policy
  4. |
The government shall establish the social democratic economy, in order to achieve
the national economic reform, social justice, and national benefits, by respecting
the property ownerships of the people, promoting private initiatives in the economic
administration, and controlling the economic planning, as seen appropriate. The
government shall intend to narrow the economic distinctions, by means of the taxation
and budget measures, implement the fair income distribution, and the agricultural
remuneration system, as for agricultural products. The government
shall support the agricultural and industrial productivity, as to meet the domestic
and foreign needs, which shall, in turn, promote the national employment, increase
the income, and the standard of living. The government shall
expand the internal and external trade network, establish national trade regulations,
and preserve the commercial justice. In this respect, the government shall pass
the Trade Regulatory Act and Consumer Protection Act. As for the external trade,
the government shall extend the trade relations, especially in the export promotion,
as to maintain the national economy and trade balance. The
government shall maintain the price of consuming goods, as to provide the social
justice for manufacturers and consumers, preserve the price mechanism, as for
the minimal price fluctuation, as well as, implement efficient measures, as to
suppress the private economic monopoly. |   5.
| The government shall
implement the land reform, improve and distribute the land ownerships, especially
degraded lands in the protected forests and water sources, and control the land
ownership threshold. The government shall implement the small-scale
and minor irrigation projects, as to provide the rightful assistance to agriculturists,
and continue the existing large-scale projects, within the appropriate time limit. The
government shall promote the second farming, dry plantation, and rubber plantation,
as to substitute indigenous strains with model ones. The
government shall improve the quality of soil, regulate the agricultural lands,
and provide the agricultural assistance in fertilizers, croppings, and pest control,
as to increase the agricultural productivity. The government
shall support all types of cooperatives, especially agricultural, which shall
be established nationwide, during the four-year term, promote the manufacturing,
processing, marketing, and transportation of the cooperative exports, and support
the agricultural union, as for the reasonable vending of agricultural products.
The government shall enhance the fishery and livestock developments,
as to diversify the national exports. The government shall
extend the operations of the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives,
in order to provide agricultural loans with the low interest. The
government believes forests are national treasures, hence, shall implement efficient
operations, as for the national revenue, preserve, and improve national forests,
as for fertile water sources, and implement the wood processing, as for national
exports. |   6.
| The government shall
support the national industry, especially those involved with national products,
export orientations, and tourism, enhance the efficiency of factories and state
enterprises, in terms of the management and personnel, as to generate the national
income, distribute the industrial opportunities to the provinces, by supporting
the investment, establishment of Industrial Estates, and related measures, as
to support the national employment, preserve the environmental quality, and implement
efficient measures, as to prevent and control the environmental intoxication.
The government shall implement the national infrastructures
and other large-scale industries, which shall provide the great benefits to the
people, as well as, the development of important resources, as for the national
security and economy. In addition, the government shall revise the national policies,
as from the developments, through concession and monopoly, to the operations of
the state enterprises and joint-investments between the state and private sectors,
as to provide the greatest benefits from the utilization of national resources. The
government shall support the national researches in technology and applied science,
especially those involved with the national developments, through the collaborations
of the industrial groups. As for labor welfares, the government shall support
the fair laboral wages and treatments, promote all-level labor unions, as to increase
the negotiation power, between the laborers and employers, and establish the Ministry
of Labor, as to facilitate the laboral operations. |   7.
| The government shall
expand and upgrade the national transportation and communication networks, in
accordance with the topography and standard of living, as to distribute the economic
developments, alongside with the National Economic and Social Plans, with a focus
on the construction and development of the provincial land and water transportation
system, which shall facilitate the transportation of agricultural and industrial
products. The government shall revise the mass transit system,
as to provide the national comfort, safety, and justice, continue the construction
of expressway and mass transit system, as to resolve the traffic problems, and
expand the telephone, telecommunication, and post networks, as to meet the national
requirements. The government shall collaborate with the neighbour
countries, as to expand the land transportation network, progress the national
port facility and maritime commerce, as to enhance the importation and exportation,
and implement efficient measures, as to establish Thailand as the east asian aviation
hub. |   8. |
The government shall improve the taxation system, as to provide the social justice,
earn more direct tax income, enhance the efficiency of the tax collection system,
as well as, the budget administration, support the national savings and liquidity,
with the focus on national benefits, and incorporate the participation of financial
institutions, as to resolve the national economic problems, and maintain the stability
of the national currency. | Social
Policy
  9. |
The government shall implement the appropriate educational reform, in accordance
with the economic and social situations, ingrain the good morals and responsibilities
towards the society in Thai youths, provide the educational equality, in accordance
with the capacity and economic potential, grant the government scholarships to
poor students, enhance the educational standard and quality, public and private
alike. The government shall promote the pre-compulsory education,
expand the adult and vocational education network, with the focus on agriculture,
and extend the compulsory education, in primary and secondary schools. The
government shall respect the freedom of state universities, especially in the
academic administration, educational standard, and student quality, encourage
the role of universities in the academic contribution, especially in the provinces,
establishing the appropriate ratio of local students and enhancing the curricula,
as to meet in the local requirements. In addition, the government shall control
and enhance the efficiency of private colleges. The government
shall cherish the national cultural heritage and religious institutions. |
  10.
| The government shall
implement the distribution of the health care system, be it protection, prevention,
or treatment, to the regions, affected and remote areas, provide free medical
treatments for the poor, promote and support the private participation in the
public health, e.g., Village Health Volunteer Project, support private health
centers, increase the medicine fabrication, prevent and suppress diseases, and
support permanent medical posts in the regions. The government
shall preserve the professional welfare, especially for industrial laborers, and
suppress industry-based diseases. The government shall promote
the social welfare, public and private alike, and provide the decent accommodation
and sanitation for the affected citizens in degraded areas. The
government shall reduce the birth rate and furnish the nationwide family planning
campaigns. The government shall expand the developments
in major regional cities, as to register the economic and social balance in the
provinces. |   11. |
The government shall respect the freedom of the royal judges and juries, as in
the trials, improve and facilitate the court procedures, as to provide the social
justice, revise the laws, rules, regulations, and operations of judiciary officers,
as for the national benefits, enhance the efficiency of the royal courts, judges,
and juries, implement efficient measures, in accordance with the Constitution,
as for the equality of women, local administration, Auditor-General of the Parliament,
property transparency of Ministers and Members of the Parliament. |   12. |
Apart from efficient measures on the maintenance of the legal legitimacy and national
security, the government shall preserve the legal solemnities, by preventing and
punishing the law violators, with no distinction for those involved with hostile
opinions and political ideologies, against the institutions of Nation, Religion,
King, and Constitution, through peaceful measures. |   13.
| The government
shall implement the revision of the state administration and personnel administration
regulation, as to enhance the efficiency of the service, encourage the civil servants
to serve the public, implement efficient measures, as to prevent and suppress
the corruption, persecution, and any unjust action towards the state and public.
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government shall run the state administration, in accordance with the aforementioned
policies, as to provide the national well-being. The government hopes the Parliament
shall grant us the kind approval, in order to implement the said projects, according
to the Constitution.   Thank
you.
*Parliament
Assembly Report of 3/1975, Session 1, 6 March 1975, Pages 42-48
Unofficial Translation
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