Agreement Of Joining Malaysia By Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew In London
- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- Radio Singapore Series
Series
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Radio Singapore
Creator
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Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS)
Source
- 10/07/1963
Record Date
- 00:29:59
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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1998004426
Accession No.
- Sound
Type
- 7 inch Open Reel Audiotape
Format
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Access subject to approval
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Reproduction
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Synopsis :This is a recording of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's address, in Mandarin and English, on the Agreement to set up Malaysia by 31 August 1963 signed in London. The recording was done a day after PM Lee Kuan Yew signed the Agreement. In his address, PM Lee has touched on:
- Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's description of Singapore as the New York of Malaysia;
- The detailed negotiations and arguments that went on before the Agreement could be finalised;
- The fair and just settlements for Malaysia;
- Why there were differences between some of the points reached in the Agreement signed and the 1961 White Paper on Malaysia;
- The prospects for Malaysia.
