28' N, 102 47' E Udon Thani ---------17 23' N, 102 47' E Takhli------- Nam Phong----16 39' N, 102 58' E Nakhon Phanom------17 23' N, 104 39' E Summary of US aid The following data is taken from what appears to be a working paper summary of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) in Thailand dated 1968, found at the Cornell University Library "Pamphlet HC Thailand 370" 3-1924-007-619-574. AID (Agency for International Development) Assistance Through FY 1968 (millions of dollars) Grants 431; Loans 64; Regional 34: Total 529 Staff: 460 Americans, 660 Thai Training: 6,300 Thais sent abroad 1951-68 for study in the fields of: agriculture, 1,490; education, 1,341; health, 969; public administration, 824; civil policing, 435; community development, 501; transportation, 287; industry 202; labor, 28; Mekong and Pa Mong projects, 16; general, 218. Development Indicators Taiwan vs Thailand: GNP 234/141, Per Capita Electric Power 680/58, Literacy Rate 72/70, Inhabitants per physician 1500/7300, Roads per 1000 square miles 590/40, Population Density 1010/170, Thai Gross National Product (GNP) in constant 1965 millions of dollars: 1961/2925, 1962/3082, 1963/3386, 1964/3590, 1965/3907, 1966/4339, 1967/4551 See also http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-13803.html http://home.pcisys.net/~jjwilson/tob.html References JSTOR: Asian Survey: Vol 13,No. 5 (May, 1973) pp. 441–457 United States Military Spending and the Economy of Thailand, George J. Viksnins External links JUSMAG-THAI *