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 the desire to have a suitable constitution so that the administration of the Country proceed in a smooth manner, together with the intention to completely eliminate the fearful danger to the Nation and Monarchy, and to quickly restore order, and to as well designate an administrative mechanism which would allow the government of the Country to be efficacious and suitable with the nature of the Country, the economic fundamentals, and the society of the people in the Nation. However, the carrying out of the described enterprise would take a certain amount of time as may be required, for which reason a national administrative constitution suiting the ongoing situations should be put into application for the time being; THEREFORE, in order to accomplish that which He has been notified of by the Head of the National Peacekeeping Council, He commands that the following provisions be applied as a Constitution for Administration of the Kingdom until the constitution to be drawn up under the provisions of this Constitution for Administration of the Kingdom is promulgated:

Thailand is a kingdom which is one and indivisible.

A Monarch serves as the Head [of State] and holds the position of Head of the Thai Armed Forces.

The sovereign power comes from all the Thais. The Monarch who is the Head [of State] exercises such power only in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution for Administration.