The government of Thailand denies that it hired Boston’s Davenport McKesson to lobby in support for construction of U.S. naval air defense base, according to today’s Bangkok Post.

There’s a lobbying registration document purportedly filed by DM with the Justice Dept. on Nov. 21 outlining the work.

Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Thailand’s caretaker foreign minister, told the Post the government neither retained the firm nor ever done any business with it. The country’s D.C. embassy is looking into the filing, he added.

The filing claims DM has an agreement with Thailand after “telephonic correspondence” with the Embassy on Oct. 31. That deal called for upfront fees of $20K.

A DM spokesperson told O'Dwyer's: "It is our firm’s policy and intention to have open dialog and communication with the press, however policy must not supersede our clients interest. As you know the government of Thailand is in a transition period, the domestic political situation on the ground seems to be an up and down and ever evolving event. So we do not believe that this is the time to communicate a position on a verbal agreement that may be nil and void based on a changing event."