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resources. Thus, it is not a question of the state government refusing to meet the requirements of its employees but of whether Kerala is to develop and whether some sections of the working people are to be allowed entry into the development process. The NGOs know better than anybody the motivations and intentions of this Ministry. They are also well aware of the opinion of the masses of the people about them. It is obviously time for them to reconsider their decision. There are enough ON the surface, the prospect of an end to the Vietnam war does not seem to bother Thailand. It's business as usual in Bangkok and in its swingingest nightspots. There are more United States ground troops in Thailand now than ever before. When peace comes and the United States is obliged to pull out its ground forces, the command headquarters will shift from Saigon to Nakon Phanom on the Mekong River which separates Thailand from Laos. Nakon Phanom will be as close to Indo-China as possible, without being located in the war zone. The command headquarters now known as Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), will change its name to Military Assistance Command, South-East Asia (MACSEA), when the headquarters shifts to Nakhon Phanom. Also, the United States Seventh Force will shift to Nakhon Phanom and will continue to have planes at its six Thai bases and retain its name and duties. Thus any future war in Indo-China will be waged by the United States from Thai soil.