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Opening ceremony of SEACOM (Southeast Asia Commonwealth Cable) on 30 March 1967.

Office of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Toh Chin Chye; DPM Dr Toh and other delegates at the table; DPM Dr Toh on the phone; flags of Singapore, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, the Federation of Malaysia and Australia; other attendees and journalists at the ceremony; DPM Dr Toh on the line again; map showing the direction and linkage of SEACOM; another shot of DPM Dr Toh on the line; people working at the cable station; cable station's staff sending and receiving cable of the Queen's opening speech for SEACOM; port in Singapore and its facilities; ships at bay; port workers at work; ship at sea; preparation to lay cable for SEACOM into the sea; special cable used for SEACOM; lowering cable into deep sea; view of the cable station at Tanjong Katong; staff recording transmissions via SEACOM; facade of the General Post Office (GPO); cable lines at the GPO; staff at work; Telecommunication Department, Microwave Terminal at Canning House; staff at work in the various workstations; machines printing hard copies of cable transmissions; shot of Raffles Place and telephone operators at work.