32 pages – File concerns an editorial in Borneo Bulletin (a pan-Bornean weekly published in Brunei) which was critical of the Singapore Governor’s response to a Court of Inquiry report of an aircraft accident in Kallang Airport on 13 March 1954. The editorial (“Wasted Effort?, 27 Nov 1954) criticised the Governor for coming to the defence of the “organisation and individuals” that were singled out by the Inquiry. File contents include (a) the Borneo Bulletin editorial (b) Reuters’ report based on the editorial (c) the Governor’s statement in response to the Inquiry’s findings (d) a letter of rebuttal from Singapore’s Public Relations Office. [Note: please read the articles in this order – pg 19 (editorial), pg 10-11 (Governor’s statement), pg 8-9 (Reuters’ report), pg 7 (rebuttal letter)]
1954-1955
PRO 15
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