Administrative change
Transfer of Kampuchea Krom to the State of Vietnam, 1949
French administration transferred Cochin China to the newly established State of Vietnam, a disputed event Khmer-Krom advocates characterize as an unconsented annexation.
What happened
On 4 June 1949, France transferred Cochin China (Kampuchea Krom) to the State of Vietnam under Bao Dai; Khmer-diaspora sources describe this as occurring without Khmer-Krom consent, a disputed characterization presented here as an attributed historical account.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: On 8 March 1949, the Élysée Accords established the State of Vietnam under Bao Dai as head of state; on 4 June 1949, French President Vincent Auriol signed a law transferring Cochin China, known to Khmers as Kampuchea Krom, to the Bao Dai government, a transfer that occurred, according to Khmer-diaspora sources, without a plebiscite or the consent of the Khmer-Krom population or the Cambodian king. This bundle presents this account as reflecting a Khmer-diaspora historical perspective on a disputed sovereignty question, not as independently adjudicated fact.
- History of Kampuchea Krom: The Annexation of Cambodian Land by Vietnam (Khmer Post USA) link, 1949 Annexation and Élysée Accords section. Source record