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A political analyst suggests Thailand could reclaim four Cambodian provinces by declaring the 1946 Washington Agreement void, arguing it was unconstitutional.

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Siam was under pressure from France, which had occupied Vietnam and Cambodia and was encroaching on Laos.

France intervened in the Hop Rebellion in 1893, ostensibly to help Siam, but then refused to withdraw its troops.

The Paknam Incident occurred on July 13, 1893, when French warships entered Bangkok.

France blockaded the Gulf of Thailand and demanded Siam withdraw troops from the west bank of the Mekong River.

Siam was forced to sign a treaty on October 3, 1893, ceding territory west of the Mekong and allowing French occupation of Chanthaburi.

France occupied Chanthaburi in 1893.

In 1903, France pressured Siam into another treaty, ceding territory east of the Mekong in exchange for the withdrawal of extraterritorial rights for French citizens.

Siam signed a treaty on February 13, 1904, to regain Chanthaburi, but France retained Trat and Koh Kong.

In 1906, Siam ceded the provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap, and Sisophon to France in exchange for Dan Sai district and Trat province.

Koh Kong became part of Cambodia.

In 1963 and 1964, Thai language and culture were suppressed in Koh Kong.

A political analyst suggests Thailand could reclaim four provinces by declaring the 1946 Washington Agreement void.

Who & What's Involved

Washington AgreementUnited NationsUN Security CouncilChinaFranceTeerapat Serirangsan

Topics

Territorial DisputesInternational LawGeopoliticsThai HistoryCambodian History

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ThailandCambodiaSiem ReapKoh KongPrachantakiri KhetPrachuap Khiri KhanLaosMekong RiverChanthaburiTratBattambangSisophonBangkokKoh SichangSaigonDan Sai DistrictLoei ProvinceKoh Kood