3A Inter-state Tensions (Preah Vihear)

Question 1

Franco-Siamese Crisis

Answer 1

1893

Question 2

1904 Treaty

Answer 2

• Northern border would run along the watershed line of the Dangrek Mountains
• Precise demarcation set up by the Mixed Commission (1905)

Question 3

1907 Treaty

Answer 3

• French officials conducted a survey and showed that the border deviated from the watershed line (Annex I)
• Put all of Preah Vihear on Cambodia’s side

Question 4

Siamese Revolution

Answer 4

1932

Question 5

Franco-Thai Treaty of Tokyo

Answer 5

1941
Thailand took back most of their claimed territories in Cambodia

Question 6

Treaty of Washington

Answer 6

1946
Re-established the status quo

Question 7

Cambodian independence

Answer 7

1953

Question 8

Thailand invades and occupies Preah Vihear

Answer 8

1953/1954

Question 9

Cambodia’s decision to appeal to the ICJ

Answer 9

4 Sep 1958

Question 10

First suspension of diplomatic relations

Answer 10

24 Nov 1958-6 Feb 1959

Question 11

Second suspension of diplomatic ties

Answer 11

23 Oct 1961-1970

Question 12

Official petition for the ICJ ruling

Answer 12

1959

Question 13

ICJ Preah Vihear Ruling

Answer 13

1962
- Awarded the temple to Cambodia
- Thailand continued to claim the area surrounding the temple

Question 14

3rd Indochina War

Answer 14

1978-1992

Question 15

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Answer 15

14 June 2000