Tunku Abdul Rahman's Interview With British Broadcasting …

21/07/1965
Record Date
22/07/1965
Broadcast/Release Date
00:08:00
Recorded Duration
Malay
Recording Language
1997021051
Accession No.
Sound
Type
7 inch Open Reel Audiotape
Format
Access permitted
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Synopsis :

Malaysia Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's interview with BBC is recorded off transmission over BBC General Overseas Service.

Topics/issues put to Tunku include:
1) his physical condition;
2) Malaysia is looking for ways to bring together the different races to live in harmony. The responsibility also lies with the people of Malaysia and not only the government;
3) Tunku and government hoping that the Malaysia they love would be a prosperous country;
4) Vital for resettlement of the Chinese in Sarawak as pro-Indonesian agents and communists are instigating the different races in Malaysia to create chaos;
5) Postponement of the Afro-Asia convention affecting Malaysia's chances to become a member in the Afro-Asia convention.