Abstract:
Thesis is to explain the end of the Rom Klao Battlefield, problem solving by the central government of Thai-Laos, cease-fire, the reasons that General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was the suitable representative to negotiate. The result of this study is the qualitative research and the historical learning between 31 May 1987 and 19 February 1988. Moreover, the visualization of the iceberg below show the phenomenon through the war. A sequel to the ideals of Communism, the Cold War, a factor in old rupture time, they were the three villages war led to the Rom Klao- Bo Tan battlefield, they are another seven participants too. These factors lead to profound visual top of the iceberg, as the beginning of the conflict in logging concessions by Uttaradit Motor works and Rungtrakarn Tammai Company. This thesis focuses on the military leadership, which is the key to General Chavalit has been selected him as the closing negotiated to cease-fire. The importance details are as follows: The first, General Chavalit has worked closely as General Prem Tinasulanonda, semi-democracy period, with the military usurpation of Chulalongkorn Royal Military Academy, versions to the politic-heirs, Political successor to the next government. During this time the Prem-government faced with both external and domestic issues. The second, General Chavalit strategist with experience in diplomacy and negotiations before the war periods, to meet Deng Xiaoping, progresing in the professional military. The third, characteristics and the clan Yongchaiyudh closer to convincing the royal families, Prince Supa Nuwong, Prince Patchalat has a royal wife-consort, Mon Apinaporn Rattanawongsa-Yongchaiyudh. The final factor, the negotiations as a way to end the guns-fighting, that is consistent with the national interest on the war conflicts, the Lao opportunity to negotiate a cease-fire release, and the leaders of Lao stated his wish to General Chavalit for representing the head of negotiations, to cease-fire. All four mainspring factors, General Prem decisions with entrusted to "Chavalit-representaton-negotiator, war-end on 19 February 1988