Information about the use of School Miche by Cambodian authorities as a camp for Vietnamese refugees is limited. It is unclear if all its buildings were used to house the refugees. The fact it was visited by South Vietnamese Vice-President Cao Ky with a delegation (4 June 1970) suggests that it was relatively well managed and that Vietnamese refugees lived in relatively good conditions. On 8 June 1970, there were 240 Vietnamese families (about 1.600 people) housed there, according to statistics by the representative of the Ministry of Social Action of the Republic of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Hien (note no. 594, 11 June 1970, ICRC archive, BAG-232-042-001-02). The bulletin Le Cambodge Économique mentions that, following Father Maxime Delachaux’s resignation from his position as the school director, School Miche was officially closed as a school on 13 July 1970 (no. 106, 17 January 1971, p. 9).

Refugee camp run by Cambodia's civilian authorities The School Miche was founded in Phnom Penh in 1906. It was named after Father Jean-Claude Miche, a French Roman Catholic missionary who had been instrumental in securing the French Protectorate.

Phnom Penh, Kandal Province, Cambodia

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