International Conflicts, 1816-2010. Militarized Interstate Dispute Narratives - Douglas M. Gibler

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other’s borders. That did not happen, and in September Thai forces resumed attacking
Cambodian posts and laying mines at the border.
Coding changes: End Date changed from October 1, 1966.


MID#1230


Dispute Number: 1230
Date(s): June 21, 1967
Participants: 800 Thailand/811 Cambodia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Cambodia claimed territory Thailand had occupied for some time, so
Cambodian officials threatened to initiate talks with a Thai rebel group that would
recognize Cambodia’s proper border.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from June 22, 1967. End Date changed from
July 20, 1967.


MID#1610


Dispute Number: 1610
Date(s): June 12, 1968 to August 13, 1968
Participants: 811 Cambodia/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Thailand accused Cambodia of shelling several Thai border villages.
Coding changes: Start day changed from Missing. End day changed from Missing.
Fatalities changed from Missing.


MID#2938


Dispute Number: 2938
Date(s): February 4, 1969
Participants: 800 Thailand/811 Cambodia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On February 4, 1969, a Cambodian gunboat confronted four Thai fishing
vessels in the Gulf of Siam over fishing rights, and seized one of them.
A Thai gunboat that happened to be close by intervened and a clash between the
two gunboats ensued. The Thai boat was unharmed, but it was not known whether the
Cambodian vessel survived the firefight.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.


MID#1605


Dispute Number: 1605

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