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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume IV - 2012 17  that they had not intended to attack directly Thailand, but as Thailand had friendly relations with their government, and they were against their Government’s policy, they had planned to walk out of the ceremony while the King was giving his speech. But, they did not do so because the King had clapped his hands to honour the three of them. They thought the King was opened-minded because he had listened to other people’s opinions. […] ” 6 The events two years later in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, was more dramatic. Here the story in Sydney: “…The weather was fi ne on the day when we arrived in Sydney […] A large crowd had already gathered. But, as soon as our car stopped at the city hall, a protest sign appeared once again to chase away the dictator. There was the noise of people trying to subdue a troublemaker, just two cars behind us. This person had at fi rst been part of the crowd, then when our car passed by, he had lifted the sign up in his hand. The people nearby and some police of fi cers caught him and snatched away the sign, but it was too late because we had already seen it. […]. After the ceremony and our return to Government House in Sydney, some people brought these leaflets to him (His Majesty the King) in his private quarters. The lea fl ets’ message was the same, it was to ‘drive the dictator back to Thailand’, together with an additional message accusing Thailand’s 1962 Government of being murderers for having executed innocent people. Anyone who knew anything about Thailand, apart from reading this lea fl et would think that our country was entirely lawless, as in a gangland movie. Some Thai students in Sydney privately told us that this country has a secret organization of reds which is very well funded. […] Their criticisms of our Government were not really reasonable. Those called innocent in the lea fl ets were those who 6 In Memory of the State Visits of His Majesty the King, The Royal Compositions of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, footnote 5, p. 236-242. Pornsan Watanangura