Anglo-Thai_Non-Aggression_Pact
Anglo-Thai Non-Aggression Pact
1940 treaty
The Anglo-Thai Non-Aggression Pact was concluded in Bangkok on 12 June 1940 between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Thailand. It was concluded as part of the British policy, which was to refrain from resisting by force the actions of the Japanese Empire in East Asia, as Thailand was about to become Japan's ally.
Ratifications were exchanged in Bangkok on 31 August 1940, and the pact became effective on the same day. It was designated to remain in force for five years, unless it was extended. The pact was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on 6 June 1941.[1]
In spite of the pact, Thailand declared war on the United Kingdom on 25 January 1942.