[Tlc] TC-border politics

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Forwarded from Dr. Charnvit Kasetsiri.
Thank you,
justin

Preah Vihear: A traumatic and sad story of stone of the two nations:

I am sorry to say that
many of us,
academics and old boys of Thai foreign service, 
are doing disservice to the country.

The question of the Preah Vihear was settled
by King Chulalongkorn and
Prince Damrong, his Interior Minister in 1907.
It was to save sovereignty of Siam
and that Siemreap, Battambang, Srisophon
were exchanged with
Chanthaburi, Trad, and Dansai (Loei).

But this was not recognized by Phibun-Luang Wichit, nor Sarit,
when in 1939 Siam was unwisely changed to Thailand and that
ultra nationalism was running high, in 1940s and 1960s;
and it is returning now.

I am sure we will regret this.
And what I could say is that:
Father
forgive them they know not what they do.
Regards.
Charnvit

PS: Please see my article on the Preah Vihear:

http://www.charnvitkasetsiri.com/PDF/PreahVihearFor20June.pdf,
ck


Charnvit Kasetsiri, Ph.D.

Senior Adviser and Lecturer
Southeast Asian Studies Program
Thammasat University
Bangkok 10200, Siam (not Thailand)
 
Secretary
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
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University of California, Riverside
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