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740 JAPAN/365 RUSSIAMID#2930
Started in May 1967. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/365 Russia dyad
dispute list.
740 JAPAN/800 THAILAND
MID#1785
Dispute Number: 1785
Date(s): August 4, 1941 to December 8, 1941
Participants: 740 Japan/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Though Thailand had successfully resisted previous efforts at coloniza-
tion, chiefly from the French, it became the object of Japanese colonial efforts by
- An occupation of some kind in Thailand would allow them greater access to
Thai natural resources and further their efforts at expanding influence in southeast
Asia. Further, with France incapacitated following its fall to Nazi Germany, there was
no alternative power in the region to thwart their moves. Japan started with a demand
for military bases in Thailand and rite of passage, made at the beginning of August - These demands proved unsuccessful and eventually prompted a Japanese inva-
sion and eventual occupation on December 8. Thai resistance was brief, and Thai
leaders ultimately pleaded to its armed forces to lay down their arms.
Thailand became occupied territory, de facto Japanese, and part of the Axis powers.
The British responded by declaring war on Japan. With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the
preceding day, the Americans followed suit as well.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 2, 1941.
740 JAPAN/840 PHILIPPINES
MID#3612
Dispute Number: 3612
Date(s): January 15, 1982
Participants: 840 Philippines/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Filipino warplanes strafed a Japanese tanker. The Philippines claimed
the Japanese vessel violated Filipino territorial waters and was suspected of carrying
insurgents and weapons. The Japanese claimed their vessel was attacked in interna-
tional waters.