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

2731. Reference : MM-1-21-285

Interview with Col. Suchart Lienchua asst. police commissioner for the north.

| February 16, 1969. Moerman interviewed Police Colonel Suchart Lieuchua, Assistant Police Commissioner in the Northern (?). Various topics were covered such as 1) the police stationed in the big city (like Bangkok ?) took advantage of the investigation over to the police stationed in the provinces because they could use different scientific methods to detect traces in the crime scene. 2) Laws allowed the police to imprison the suspect because of delinquent behavior, criminal association or causing damages to others without submitting court action. 3) It is difficult to prove that the property of the suspect was illegally gained through theft (buying stolen goods). The suspect may insist that they did not know that the goods were stolen before being sold. 4) Each month many police were fired because of corruption cases. However, in some cases, it was due to slander by those who lost benefits because of the arrest | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Col. Suchart Lienchua asst. police commissioner for the north.

2732. Reference : MM-1-21-286

Interview with Phan Tri accomp. by Chalermchai.

| January 9, 1969. Moerman interviewed Chalermchai who was stationed at the local police station in Muang District, Chiang Mai on various topics such as 1) most witnesses did not like to go to court because it was waste of time. And they were afraid the relatives of suspects would do harm if they incriminated the suspect. 2) In most cases, the court relied upon witnesses rather than the circumstances. 3) Regarding those guilty of misdemeanors, the police were able to order the detention of suspects for a month and order a fine lower than 1,000 Baht. 4) Sometimes the police would avoid arresting wrongdoers, such as in the case of gambling, and illegal brewing. They considered people to be the bearer of traditions, even though the activities were in contrast with the law. 5) Due to the lengthy duration of time taken for a filing against the accused, the court usually allowed for an extension on the time to put the accused in jail. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Phan Tri accomp. by Chalermchai.

2733. Reference : MM-1-21-287

Interview with Thawi About the Police Department

| February 8, 1969. Moerman interviewed Thawee on various topics such as 1) During the initial establishment of the Police Department, Mr. Eric Saint J. Lawson, a British national, was hired to help to found the regional police administrative units. 2) Once Thawee asked the permission of the court to put a suspect in jail for 15 additional days, but the court did not allow it. He decided to kidnap him from in front of the court, after the suspect had been released. Thawee believed that the judge in this case benefited by bribery from the suspect. 3) During the change of government (1932), Phraya Athikon (Louis Chatikavanij) served as the Director General of the Police Department. 4) Changes occurred to the Police Department after the change of government. 5) Forensic analysis by Thawee conducted in the laboratory to resolve the cases. 6) The techniques employed in the preparation of testimony and court procedures. 7) Various psychological techniques used in the investigation of suspects, including abuse of power to gain a confession from the suspect. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Thawi About the Police Department

2734. Reference : MM-1-21-288

American advisors to the provincial police.

| February 19, 1969. Moerman interviewed Goryen (?), an American who had served as an advisor for the Regional Police Station in the North on various topics such as a) most of the people did not want to become police because the salaries were low and advancement was difficult with few opportunities. 2) police work included duties such as traffic facilitation. According to the opinion of the Goryen, there should be police assigned to investigation. 3) USOM (?) assisted the Police Department in transportation and communication equipment, but the equipment was used by highly positioned Police for personal reasons. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

American advisors to the provincial police.

2735. Reference : MM-1-21-289

Individual policeman.

| Early March ?. Joe O'Neil, who served as a member of the Police Department Board in Chiang Mai, received important guests in order to support his campaign to subjugate the brothel under the supervision of the police. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Individual policeman.

2736. Reference : MM-1-21-290

Interview with Phu Kong Suphat.

| April 4, 1969. Badin and Captain Supat debated over the fairness of the police and the provision of equal treatment for all. For example, there were differences in the fines for those who violated traffic laws, and the way in which the police treated government officials was unequal to the general public. Sometimes government officials and the police may need to be mutually dependent. The service for the general public depended on the urgency of cases. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Phu Kong Suphat.

2737. Reference : MM-1-21-291

Interview with captain Sin in his office.

| April 3, 1969. Moerman interviewed Captain Sin on various issues such as 1) the Investigation Division was responsible for collecting fines from the various cases. The fines were not exceeding 2,000 baht and it was dependent on the discretion of the police. If offenders have no prior fault history or familiarity with the police, the penalty could be reduced. However, if the offender conducted himself offensively, he may be required to pay the whole sum. 2) During the discussion, a group of police requested Captain Sin to release his subordinate from detention, but he denied the request and claimed that he had no power to command. However, in Moerman's opinion, if there was no interview, Captain Sin would release the suspect after receiving a bribe from that group. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with captain Sin in his office.

2738. Reference : MM-1-21-292

Interview with captain Sin (Silpa), asst. Phu Kong, Amphur Myang.

| March 31, 1969. Moerman interviewed Captain Sin regarding various issues including 1) the details on granting bail for the accused, such as deed, high-ranked governmental officers, cash, all could be used to guarantee bail for the accused. 2) Concerning the blotter, the police received complaints from cases and they helped to reconcile the parties before the matter went to court. 3) The stages of investigation into the accused and problems with the noncooperation of witnesses were also mentioned. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with captain Sin (Silpa), asst. Phu Kong, Amphur Myang.

2739. Reference : MM-1-21-293

Phan Tri Samphan.

| March 19-20, 1969. Moerman interviewed the Captain at Sarapee District Police Station on issues such as 1) the number of police per capita was not correct. However, most people would monitor situations in the villages to help the police. 2) In the case of a father accused of murdering his son, the murderer claimed self-defense in the incident. 3) The photos were used to sue the accused. 4) There were different methods that the police used to make the accused confess. 5) They talked about the education and work of the Captain. 6) In the case of a young woman who was a murder victim, one of the suspects was her lover. 7) They talked on statistics of the cases in the locality. 8) The approache to educate people to protect themselves from catastrophic and criminal was mentioned as well. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Phan Tri Samphan.

2740. Reference : MM-1-21-294

Interview with Phu Kong of Sarapi.

| March 27, 1969. Moerman interviewed Major Sampun on various issues such as 1) the police had the authority to imprison people who were likely to cause problems (gangsters) for 30 days. However, both the captain and the sheriff did not agree with the legislation because some people may be retained by mistake for up to 10 years. 2) The police would get a share of fines in a case in which he was engaged in making the arrest. 3) There were many opportunities for the police to receive a bribe such as to allow the accused bail or to change the results of investigation, etc. 4) The stages of the investigation in the case of the father who murdered his son were mentioned. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Phu Kong of Sarapi.