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On Sun. 25 Jan 1942 Thailand formally became an ally of Japan and decl.....

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Thailand formally became an ally of Japan and declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States. Ambassador Seni Pramoj in the American capital refused to deliver the declaration of war and defected to the United States; he would later form a Free Thai movement.

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