Abstract:
The purpose of this thesis is to study the administrative role of the foreigners who served as advisers in the Thai Civil Service during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, to evaluate the Influence that they played upon the Thai bureaucracy and to analyse the role shared towards the progress of Thailand. Of all these, the role of the three general advisers namely: Chao Phraya Abhai Raja (M. Rolin Jacquemyns), Nr. Edward Strobel and Phraya Kalayanamaitri (Hr. Jens Westengard) is worth analyzing. This research work consists of 7 chapters. The first is the introduction covering the general problems, the purpose, scope method of analysis and the benefit of studying. The second explains the reasons that necessitate Thailand to employ the foreign advisers. The third gives the general background of the three general advisers; the importance of the position, the employment contract, the abolition of the title and the attitude of Thai Government towards these advisers. The other three chapters explain the detailed information of the work, the role and the influence of the advisers individually. The last chapter is the conclusion which evaluates the role of the foreign advisers over the Thai Government