A1838/277 - Item 3024/11/108: BTSEA [British Territory South East Asia] - Co-operation between Singapore and the Federation of Malaysia
01/01/1955 - 31/12/1964
File record contains Australian diplomatic documents concerning co-operation between the Federal Government of Malaya/Malaysia and the Singapore Government, especially with respect to internal security issues. Also touches on views from both sides regarding the issue of possible merger between Malaya and Singapore. Documents of note include: note on secret discussions between Lee Kuan Yew and Federal Government representative Dato Sulaiman on the policy direction of the Internal Security Council; speech by Singapore Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock on the future of Malaya-Singapore relations; notes on views of various individuals concerning the question of merger, notably Malayan PM Tunku Abdul Rahman, Singapore Chief Minister David Marshall and British Commissioner-General Sir Robert Scott.
A1838/277 - Item 3024/11/108
NAB 0728
English
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