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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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17 October 1999

No: 10 - 18

Back To The Past-Today

17 October 1894

Thailand and Britain Swap Boundary Maps

Today, 105 years ago, Thailand, then known as Siam and Britain exchanged =

maps "showing the boundary lines as it appears today", according to Sao=20
Saimong Mangrai, former Chief Education Officer, Shan State Government.

In his superbly researched paper, "The Shan States and the British=20
Annexation", Sao Saimong Mangrai of Kengtung reported that the British =
and=20
Siam agreed in June 1889 to hold a boundary commission.

The British commission was led by Mr. Ney Elias and J.G. Scott, both of=20
whom, especially the latter, were known later for their writings on =
Burma=20
and the Shans. But the final demarcation of the boundary between British =

Shan States and Siam "was done by a joint Anglo-Siamese Commission =
during=20
the cold weather of 1892-93". The British party was headed by A.H.=20
Hildebrand and the Siamese party by Luang Kamchat Phairind and Luang=20
Sarasiddhi Yanukar.

In accordance with to the bilateral agreement, Maehongson of Mawkmai =
State=20
was then ceded to Siam.

"Shan" is a Burmese corruption of "Siam".

Shan Herald Agency for News.=20


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1894<BR><BR></FONT><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>Thailand and =
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Boundary Maps</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT size=3D3>Today, 105 =
years ago,=20
Thailand, then known as Siam and Britain exchanged <BR>maps "showing the =

boundary lines as it appears today", according to Sao <BR>Saimong =
Mangrai,=20
former Chief Education Officer, Shan State Government.<BR><BR>In his =
superbly=20
researched paper, "The Shan States and the British <BR>Annexation", Sao =
Saimong=20
Mangrai of Kengtung reported that the British and <BR>Siam agreed in =
June 1889=20
to hold a boundary commission.<BR><BR>The British commission was led by =
Mr. Ney=20
Elias and J.G. Scott, both of <BR>whom, especially the latter, were =
known later=20
for their writings on Burma <BR>and the Shans. But the final demarcation =
of the=20
boundary between British <BR>Shan States and Siam "was done by a joint=20
Anglo-Siamese Commission during <BR>the cold weather of 1892-93". The =
British=20
party was headed by A.H. <BR>Hildebrand and the Siamese party by Luang =
Kamchat=20
Phairind and Luang <BR>Sarasiddhi Yanukar.<BR><BR>In accordance with to =
the=20
bilateral agreement, Maehongson of Mawkmai State <BR>was then ceded to=20
Siam.<BR><BR>"Shan" is a Burmese corruption of "Siam".<BR><BR>Shan =
Herald Agency=20
for News. <BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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