Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

2241. Reference : MM-1-21-555

Delinquent cases.

| June 18, 1969. The District Administrative Chief of Sarapee district, Captain of Police Station of Saraphi district and General Thanom came to the court in order to testify in the case of a delinquent. The suspect had not been arrested due to lack of evidence. The victim did not dare to give testimony. In the past, the law concerning delinquency was necessary in order to control domestic affairs. But after the democratic constitution, the legal procedures were required in the case of an arrest of a person charged with a delinquent act. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Delinquent cases.

2242. Reference : MM-1-21-556

Court-martial

| June 18 , 1969. The Chief of Judges in Nan gave information to Moerman about a court-martialed trial. The trial would be faster and easier than one at the provincial court because had lower requirements. However, at the court-martial hearing a strict and high-level military officer would sit as judge on the bench. For cases filed at the court-martial, it was necessary to lodge an appeal only with the court-martial. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Court-martial

2243. Reference : MM-1-21-557

Act for the safety of the public

| June 10, 1969. Suthon provided information to Moerman about the Act for the safety of public places. However, in Chiang Mai the Act did not work and bandits were still operating without penalty. If the Act was seriously applied, the gangsters on the blacklist may not be allowed in some public places. Or they may be restricted to stay in certain locations. It might be easier to proceed with police custody or arrest them. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Act for the safety of the public

2244. Reference : MM-1-21-558

Delinquent cases

| June 9, 1969. Lieutenent Nikom sent the case file of a repeat offender to the State Prosecutor. The attorney of the State used such data in litigation, which consisted of history and concrete evidence. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Delinquent cases

2245. Reference : MM-1-21-559

Delinquent cases

| June 27, 1969. The police had to rely on rogues who were narks for investigations. As the numbers of existing rogues increased the police also have increase in power. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Delinquent cases

2246. Reference : MM-1-21-560

Accusations of communism.

| June 15, 1969. Moerman interviewd Jack Crabtree, a British construction engineer. He had stayed in Thailand for many years. In the past, he worked as a school teacher, but he was fired because he was alleged to be a communist. He filed a complaint to the Minister of Education, with two witnesses who issued paper to guarantee his conduct. However, the two guarantors were suspected to be communists like Jack Crabtree instead. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Accusations of communism.

2247. Reference : MM-1-21-561

Naj na

| March 28, 1969. Prawin told Moerman that although the prisoner was famous, he was still a prisoner and was treated equally. Almost all of the jailers were from areas in the country and they often ordered at their own convenience, rather than following the recommendations of Ls (?). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Naj na

2248. Reference : MM-1-21-562

Officer

| May 28, 1969. Dennis Brennan talked about the trips by the chief of Kreang Kraj from San Pa Tong to abroad. In every trip he was accompanied by the sub-district chiefs and headmen and with the litigants and unsolved problems. He listened to both sides and then he decided; he then informed the litigant of his decision. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Officer

2249. Reference : MM-1-21-563

Law and patterns in highland

| May 4, 1969. Moerman made notes about the government of the Mae Chan settlement. There were regulations and patterns in the highland regarding the Chinese military presence on the border. They were strictly disciplined and did not cause problems for the Thai officials. Most highlanders were close to the Chinese military. In the settlement there was a project to train the highlanders for employment and to work in the villages. One of them had been trained in first aid and another worked in security. They would provide information and gather news upon hearsay. May 31, 1969. There was a village named Nam Kyng, located between Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong. The head of the village was Yao (one of the highland ethnics - translator) and a Sub-district Chief who was also Yao. He was responsible for overseeing the Yao and Lue villages. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Law and patterns in highland

2250. Reference : MM-1-21-564

Relationship of Police in district level

| March 20, 1969. When the police officer who was responsible for Sarapi district was only a sergeant, the Chief District Official of Sarapi had worked more easily than when the police officer had a higher rank, of Major. However the position of chief district official was “superior” to the police position because he earned more money. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Relationship of Police in district level