Translated from French by Tola Ek
History of Norodom Sihanouk: Sweet and Sour Souvenirs
(Published by) Hachette Littérature (1979)
History of Norodom Sihanouk: Sweet and Sour Souvenirs
(Published by) Hachette Littérature (1979)
Excerpt:
… 1947 will be beneficial for my kingdom because France will obtain from Thailand that it restitutes back to me Battambang and other territories taken away in 1941 (prior to my advent to the throne). The Thai did not proceed to this retrocession with a happy heart. (…) … France had to give up to Thailand under the Japanese pressure. It was in Washington (DC) – H.E. Son Sann was my senior representative to the negotiations and the signing ceremony – that the French-Thai agreement was concluded and it returned back to my country (our so-called) “Alsace-Lorraine.” In Battambang, it is Admiral Thierry d’Argenlieu who, in the name of France, solemnly returned to me the territories recovered. Alas, when they took off, the Thai army destroyed the infrastructure by bombing them, in particular, bridges. Bangkok never forgives me for recovering back these Khmer lands.(…) Preah Vihear: following several years of dispute on this subject, it took a decision from The Hague International Court of Justice for Thailand, which was boiling in rage, to restitute (in 1962) to the legitimate owners of this gem of our national art. (…)
… 1947 will be beneficial for my kingdom because France will obtain from Thailand that it restitutes back to me Battambang and other territories taken away in 1941 (prior to my advent to the throne). The Thai did not proceed to this retrocession with a happy heart. (…) … France had to give up to Thailand under the Japanese pressure. It was in Washington (DC) – H.E. Son Sann was my senior representative to the negotiations and the signing ceremony – that the French-Thai agreement was concluded and it returned back to my country (our so-called) “Alsace-Lorraine.” In Battambang, it is Admiral Thierry d’Argenlieu who, in the name of France, solemnly returned to me the territories recovered. Alas, when they took off, the Thai army destroyed the infrastructure by bombing them, in particular, bridges. Bangkok never forgives me for recovering back these Khmer lands.(…) Preah Vihear: following several years of dispute on this subject, it took a decision from The Hague International Court of Justice for Thailand, which was boiling in rage, to restitute (in 1962) to the legitimate owners of this gem of our national art. (…)
(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk------
KI-Media Note: The Alsace-Lorraine which is claimed by France was occupied by Germany during WWII, it was not returned to France until after the war.
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