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1896, Jan. 15 |
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An Anglo-French agreement ended the long friction between the two countries on the Siamese question. The British recognized the gains made by France in 1893 and abandoned the demand for a buffer between Burma and the French colonies. Both sides guaranteed the independence of Siam. | 1 |
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1897 |
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The king of Siam paid an extended visit to the European capitals. | 2 |
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1904, Feb. 13 |
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A further treaty with France replaced the agreement of 1893. France returned Chantabun, while Siam ceded Bassac, Melupré, that part of Luang Prabang that lay on the right (west) bank of the Mekong, and Krat on the coast. | 3 |
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1907, March 23 |
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By agreement France retroceded to Siam Battambong, Siemrap, and Sisophon on the Cambodian frontier, and received in return the region of Krat and Dansai. France agreed to modification of the extraterritorial system, giving Siam jurisdiction over French Asians. | 4 |
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April 8 |
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An Anglo-French convention confirmed the independence of Siam but established spheres of influence: territory west of the Menam River was to be the British sphere, that to the east the French sphere. | 5 |
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