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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XII, 2020

President Hindenburg waiting for the arrival of the Siamese Monarch in front of his villa in
Neudeck. King Prajatibok and Queen Rambai Barni on the arrival in Neudeck, The Weimar
Republic Germany, Berlin 2 July 1934 (Bundesarchiv, Lichterfelde, Büro des Reichpräsidenten,
B II.5.5, Akt RP2740-34 B II 9.8)

Their Majesty in Eberswald, 7 July 1934. Opposite of King Prajatibok is the highranking soldier,
Gauleiter Wilhelm Kube who was greeting the King of Siam. He is rather famous. Behind Herr
Kube is Lord Meyer of Eberswalde, Dr. Führ. (Museum Eberswald, Germany, with compliment
of Herr Martin Hoeck, Eberswald)

In Italy and Germany, King Pajatibok visited many cities. His Majesty
also examined the organizational structure of Fascism with great interest.
The King of Siam had studied fascist principles and read translations of Hitler's
biography and Mein Kampf even before his trip to Europe.
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41 Politisches Archiv des Auswärtigen Amtes, Berlin, R 86066, report of the German envoy in
London to the Foreign Ministry Berlin, Germany, 10 May 1934. Document No.14.1453 on the
Siamese King before his visit to Germany. The German envoy, Hoesch, reported that he had
had a long talk with King Prajatibok.

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