RJC_2008 HISTORY H2 P2 Prelims

RAFFLES JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations 2008 HISTORY 9731/02 Higher 2 10 September 2008 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia c1900-1997 3 hours COVER SHEET READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and CT class on this cover sheet and all the work you hand in. Indicate the question numbers attempted in the space provided on the cover sheet. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work and this cover sheet securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. : Name : CT class For Examiner’s Use Only Question No. Marks 1 TOTAL This cover sheet consists of 1 printed page only.

RAFFLES JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examinations 2008 HISTORY 9731/02 Higher 2 10 September 2008 Paper 2 History of Southeast Asia c1900-1997 3 hours COVER SHEET READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and CT class on the provided cover sheet and all the work you hand in. Indicate the question numbers attempted in the space provided on the cover sheet. Section A Answer Question 1. Section B Answer any three questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work and the provided cover sheet securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 4 printed pages, including this page. : Name : CT class Raffles Junior College 2008 1 [Turn over

Section A You must answer Question 1. ASEAN AND REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION 1 Read the sources and then answer the question. Source A Last night at dinner I asked Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman for his reaction to the press reports indicating that General Suharto had spoken in favo r of ASEAN having a role in the military field. It seemed clear to me that Thanat was not pleased with Suharto’s statement and asked rhetorically why it was necessary to make such a statement at th is time. Thanat said that the possibility of ASEAN entering the security field had been discussed and the consensus among the ASEAN countries had been that this might come at a later date. Thanat also reminded me of earlier conversations we had had in which he had also indicated his hope that eventually ASEAN once well established would be able to play a mutual or collective security role. Report from the US embassy in Bangkok to the US State Departmen