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MID#1215
Dispute Number: 1215
Date(s): May 1958 to June 29, 1958
Participants: 817 Republic of Vietnam/811 Cambodia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On June 25, 1958, Cambodian Premier, M. Sim Var, accused the South
Vietnamese Army of crossing into Cambodian territory in the northeastern province
of Stung-Treng and that 19 such border violations had occurred since the beginning
of 1957. South Vietnamese Foreign Minister responded on June 26 saying that Cam-
bodian troops had entered Vietnam on June 7 to help some political prisoners escape,
and on June 15, had attacked Vietnamese civil guards searching for the prisoners.
Vietnam also accused Cambodia of moving a frontier post two miles into Vietnamese
territory. The Cambodian chief of staff said at a press conference on June 29 that the
Vietnamese forces had withdrawn.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 30, 1958. End Date changed from
July 1, 1958. Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#2732
Dispute Number: 2732
Date(s): June 1959
Participants: 817 Republic of Vietnam/811 Cambodia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: This dispute describes four separate clashes between incursions by South
Vietnamese troops into Cambodian territory while chasing North Vietnamese guer-
rillas. The presidents of the two countries met on August 4 to discuss how to prevent
these types of incidents Cambodia refused to allow South Vietnamese troops to cross
its border and conduct raids on suspected North Vietnamese outposts but did agree to
cooperate in the eradication of the North Vietnamese guerrillas from Cambodia.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from June 20, 1959. End Date changed from
June 20, 1959. Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#2731
Dispute Number: 2731
Date(s): April 1960 to May 1960
Participants: 811 Cambodia/817 Republic of Vietnam
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On April 14, 1960, Vietnam protested Cambodian occupation of two
islands in the Gulf of Thailand. The two countries had disputed ownership of the
islands for decades, but Cambodia had recently stationed garrisons on the island. In