Take my body to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after confirmation from the physician that I have drawn my last breath.

I wish to have no honours conferred on me.

Inform relatives and friends through announcements on the radio and in the press.

There should be no Buddhist chants so as not to trouble relatives and friends having to come to the ceremony.

Let there be a memorial at the Pridi Banomyong Institute with a sermon delivered by a Buddhist monk whom I respect, as we did for Pal. Cards are to be distributed for the receipt of commemorative books.

I do not wish to bother relatives or friends and therefore ask them not to bring flowers or give donations.

Organise a simple cremation once the hospital releases my body.

Scatter my ashes at the source of the Chao Phya River, where I was born.

If any funds remain, donate them to public charities.

It is my wish that my children strictly follow my directions without taking account of other people's views however good their intentions. May all my children who follow my directions live in happiness and prosperity.

Phoonsuk Banomyong, written at home, 172 Sathorn Soi 3, on October 1, 1998 aged 86 years and nine months.