Kenneth on the Overall Purpose of His Diplomatic Trips

Kenneth on the Overall Purpose of His Diplomatic Trips

The overall purpose of Kenneth's trip was initially to be a political adviser on the negotiations between the English and the Thai. The British had made twenty-one demands on the Thai, which would have made Thailand virtually a British colony. the demands had largely been diminished to one. The British were demanding that Thailand contribute all of its rice free to Burma, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Kenneth took the point of view that the Thai didn't have the rice; it was the Chinese merchants who did.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1945

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 51-75

Hour 69, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical