Dear Davan, I just found out that it was King Ang Duang who wrote the letter to Napoleon III in the late 1850s. King Ang Duang sent his first letter to Napoleon the third through a Jesuit priest. The priest intended to deliver the letter to Napoleon III via the French consul in the Philippines by travelling through Siam (Thailand). Unfortunately, the Siamese authority found out about Ang Duang's plan, as they were afraid that the king might ask the French to help liberate Khmer provinces annexed by Siam too, so they arrested the Jesuit priest and confiscated the letter. King Ang Duang sent a second letter which was successfully delivered to Napoleon the third in which he promised to return all Khmer provinces in Kampuchea Krom but the promises were not kept by future French leaders. Sorry, I did not have King Ang Duang's letter to Napoleon III. I hope some of our readers can help to find this important document.
Khmerization King Ang Duang and Kampuchea Krom<http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2008/10/king-ang-duang-and-kampuchea-krom.html> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Davan Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear khmerization, > > From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your times and efforts > to keep our fellow citizens informed. You are doing an excellent job! > > I read the letter with a sad and paintful feeling. I hope the letter will > serve as a living proof to all Khmers not to ever trust or depend on the > neighbour countries to solve our internal conflicts. > > Someone left an anonymous comment on your blog: > > " King Ang Duang or king Norodom did write a similar letter to Napoleon > III? asking him to return all Khmer provinces in Kampuchea Krom to Cambodia, > once France leaves Indochina. Napoleon promised to return all those > provinces to Cambodia. But Napoleon did not live until 1949, when France > decided the fate of Kampuchea Krom. So the French parliament, deliberately > disregarded Napoleon's promises to the Cambodian king, voted to cede all > Khmer provinces in Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam. Sad really." > > Is it possible to have a copy of King Ang Duang or king Norodom's letter to > Napoleon III? It is a great piece of our history/heritage for the future > generation. > > Best regards, > > Davan Long > National Defense Association (NDA) > > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:50 PM, khmerization junior < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear >> All,<http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2008/09/king-sisowaths-1906-protest-letter-to.html> >> In >> 1906, while the Mixed Franco-Siam Border Committee was surveying to delimit >> the Khmer-Siamese borders, King Sisowath wrote a letter to the French >> governor asking him to ensure that all Khmer territories occupied by Siam be >> returned to Cambodia. This letter/document is very valuable. I recommend all >> concerned to read it. Thanks Mr. Bora Touch for the document and thanks Mr. >> Luc Sar for the translation. >> King Sisowath's 1906 protest letter to the French colonial Governor >> regarding the illegal occupation of Khmer territories by >> Siam<http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2008/09/king-sisowaths-1906-protest-letter-to.html>If >> you don't want to receive any more messages from Khmerization, please >> send an email with the message "please remove me from your mailing list". >> >> Khmerization >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The articles and commentaries on this forum reflect only the personal opinion(s) of the poster(s) and not that of any organization or group with which the moderator(s) is (are) affiliated. A forwarded message or event may be posted for informational/educational purposes. Unless specifically stated, no endorsement of the posted opinions/events should be implied. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Angkorian Society" - <http://groups.google.com.au/group/angkoriansociety> -<www.geocities.com/angkorian_society> Keep away from bad deeds, Do good, and Purify the Mind ...This is the teaching of the Buddha..... To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
