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Memoranda and reports, 1946-1948

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  1. (fol. 1) handwritten cross-reference to a Report of a meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association addressed by Rees-Williams and Gammans, 17 Jul 1946, filed under 'Sarawak' (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/161, folder 1, item 17), n.d.
  2. (item 1) circular letter listing fourteen objectives of the Malay National Socialist Party, pp. 4, n.d.
  3. (item 2) memorandum by T.H. Silcock, Professor of Economics, Raffles University, Singapore, on race and citizenship in Malaya (Malaysia), pp. 8 + 2, n.d.
  4. (items 3-8) Colonial Office Press Releases about the Malayan war damages claims commission, university education, and federation proposals, 31 Jan-15 Nov 1947
  5. (item 9) memorandum on the Constitution prepared by the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) pp. 5, with a covering letter from Elizabeth A. Allen, General Secretary, to J. Parker, MP, about development of the political situation Malaya (Malaysia) following publications of revised constitutional proposals, Mar-Apr 1947
  6. (fols. 2-3) cuttings from Central Office of Information publications, concerning development of university education in Malaya (Malaysia) and the establishment of a Legislative Council for Singapore, 1 Apr-25 May 1947
  7. (items 10-12 and fols. 4-8) texts of the Societies Ordinance, 1909, pp. 11 and the Banishment Ordinance, 1915, pp. 5, reprinted by the Malayan Democratic Union; with a statement by the Union's Executive on the former, pp. 5; and copies of statements by G. de Cruz, representative of the Pan-Malayan Council of Joint Action at Kuala Lumpur and the Governor G.E.J. Gent, concerning mass meetings on the Constitutional Question, May 1947
  8. (items 13-15) memorandum by H. Ashworth Hope, Chairman, Malayan Tin Dredging and Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd., to stockholders concerning the duty of the British Government to the Sultans and people of Malaya (Malaysia), pp. 9; also his address at the Annual General Meeting 1947, two copies, 17 Jun-17 Dec 1947
  9. (item 16) 'Malaya background': booklet by S.H. Cox and H.B. Lim, London representative, PUTERA-AMCJA the Malayan Peoples' United Front, pp. 27, 27 Aug 1947
  10. (fols. 9-12) letter from the Secretary, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to J. Parker, MP, covering a copy of a telegram sent to Creech Jones, S/S Col., concerning constitutional proposals, with resolutions adopted at a meeting on 17 Aug 1947, 30 Aug 1947
  11. (fol. 13) note of the objects of the Malayan Chinese Association, n.d.
  12. (item 17) memorandum by the Trade Union Department, Malaya (Malaysia), on Trade Unionism in Malaya (Malaysia), pp. 10 + 5, Sep 1947
  13. (items 18-20) text of a speech by Malcolm Macdonald, Governor-General, Malaya (Malaysia), on 5 Oct 1957, concerning the Constitution for the Federation of Malaya: cyclostyled copy, pp. 6, and printed pamphlet, pp. 12; with a further speech on the same subject on 19 Oct, pp. 16, n.d.
  14. (fols. 14-20 and item 21) FCB paper No. 15 of 1947, 'The difficulties over the Malayan Constitution', with a note in Marjorie Nicholson's hand of people to whom copies had been sent, typed comments by Graham Hough, Raffles College, Singapore, and two extracts commenting on it, headed 'Letter from Singapore', 22 Nov-9 Dec 1947
  15. (fols. 21-22) copies of replies by Creech Jones to Questions by Skinnard concerning Labour and Civil Service in Malaya (Malaysia), [Dec 1947]
  16. (item 22) 'Review of the year 1947 by H.E. the Governor of Singapore': memorandum, pp. 16, with a note that it was sent by Gerald Hawkins to the FCB, n.d.
  17. (item 23) unsigned draft chapter on Malaya (Malaysia) with a note that it was written for a Chatham House Handbook, pp. 96, n.d.
  18. (fol. 23) Malayan Trade Union pamphlet No. 2: 'You and your union', pp. 4, 1948
  19. (item 24) unsigned confidential report on visits to Singapore of the Labour Adviser, 14-22 Dec 1947 and 15-20 Jan 1948, pp. 9, n.d.
  20. (items 25-26) 'Report on the war damage compensation scheme' and 'Memorandum on amendments of the Control of Rent Ordinance, 1947': pamphlets by the Labour Party of Singapore, pp. 6 and 6, n.d.
  21. (fol. 24) compliments note from the Director of Public Relations, Malaya (Malaysia), n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946-1948

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/154A, folder 2

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