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    The Treaty - Britain's role in covering up Thailand's southern occupation
    Adam John
    Thu, 10/03/2016

    While today marks a historically important event for many politically and socially active groups in Patani, the day will pass by unnoticed in Thailand and the rest of the world for that matter. However, the event is of international importance. It will be remembered by those aware of the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 as the day Thailand colonized Patani. This isn't exactly true. Thailand or the Siamese Kingdom as it was at that time had already forcibly moved in to occupy the most northerly Malay State on the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula much earlier.

    The 10thth century are arguably the reason why the British were eager to get Siam to agree to ratifying the 1909 Treaty and the cause of how the border between modern day Thailand and Malaysia was drawn.

    Thanks to confidential British governmental documents dating back to the early 20th century, which are now publicly available and held at the National Archives in London, we know that not only was the British government aware of the occupation in Patani and mistreatment of Patani Malays by Siam but also that the British authorities dismissed the ill treatment of the Malays and without consultation of the Patani population or its leaders accepted Siam's occupation of Patani in return for strengthening Anglo-Siamese relations in order to secure its own economic interests in the Malay Peninsula.

    Secret internal correspondence within the British Empire at the turn of the 20th[1][2][3]His majesty's government would therefore request that the Siamese government shall not code or lease, directly or indirectly, to any foreign government any territory situated in the Malay peninsula south of the southern boundary of Monthon Rajaburi, or in any of the islands adjacent to the said territory; also that within the limits above mentioned a right to establish or lease any coaling station, to build or own any construction or repairing docks, or to occupy exclusively any harbours the occupation of which would be likely to be prejudicial to British interests from a strategic point of view, shall not be granted to any foreign Government or Company[4][5][6][7].

    By 1908, Patani's fate was decided. Britain's Foreign Office was not in the mood of entertaining any suggestions that Siam's occupation of Patani ends. When Sir John Anderson, the British governor who replaced Swettenham, mentions that he would like to see Patani become a British Malay colony, the Foreign Office showed their disapproval[8]
    [1] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286.

    [2] National Archives, London. Document CO 537 4744.

    [3] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286.

    [4] National Archives, London. Document FO 821 58.

    [5] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286

    [6] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286.

    [7] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286.

    [8] National Archives, London. Document FCO 141 16286.

    prachatai.com
    http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...ll=1#post45112

  • #2
    Britain can't run fast enough to escape the stink their failed empire left across the globe. It continues to reek today.

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    • #3
      I would agree that the USA is a stink pot, but Britain's Oldest Colony is a sweat smelling place.

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      • #4
        The demands of Patani movements
        Mon, 14/03/2016

        Abu Hafez Al-Hakim


        A MARA Patani delegate looks back at the struggle of Patani independence movement. As Thailand and MARA are about to reach mutual agreement which will kick start the official peace talk, Abu Hafez Al-Hakim says MARA will only have one demand. SevenThus was the start of armed political conflict, which has never been accepted or acknowledged by Siam.

        Today, almost all of the demands are being processed by the state. If the government had already complied to these demands back in the day, then Tuan Haji Sulong would not have been killed, armed militant organizations would not have been formed, and the kind of violence that we are seeing today would not have begun.

        Five

        Three years ago, there was a general consensus regarding the well-known peace talks on 28 February 2013.

        It was the first official peace process dialogue between the Thai state and Patani liberation movement.ThreeMARA Patani then reemphasized that these three points were only proposals for a preliminary stage for the peace process to officially begin, not demands.

        As of now, the peace process is still in the stage of building trust between the parties, and is too soon to present demands which may affect the entire peace process, which has happened before.

        OneMARA Patani is expect to have only one demand.

        And what is that one demand?

        Let us wait and see what that one demand is...

        And while we wait, let us sip coffee or tea.

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        The article was originally written in Malay and published on 3 March. The article was translated into Thai by Abdullah Wanahmad for Deep South Watch, and translated into English by Asaree Thaitrakulpanich for Prachatai.

        About the author: Abu Hafez Al-Hakim is a delegate of MARA Patani, and key member of Barisan Islam Pembehbasan Patani (BIPP).

        prachatai.com
        http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...ll=1#post45112

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Delayed View Post
          Britain's Oldest Colony is a sweat smelling place.
          Oh dear. Smells of sweat? Indeed, rancid body odor.

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