Folio No: HSL.011 Folio Title: Appointments and Awards Content

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Folio No: HSL.011 Folio Title: Appointments and awards Content Description: Appointments/resignations: Legislative and Executive Councils, member for railways and ports, member for transport 1953-55; Minister of Transport 09/08/1955; Minister of Finance 02/04/1956 -13/07/1959; appointment as Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 01/01/1948; Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) 13/06/1957; statutory declaration by HSL to be officially known as" Colonel Sir Henry Hau Shik Lee" 12/07/1957.

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Government Gazette Extraordinary notice re: bestowal of Commander of the Order of the British Empire to HSL HSL.11.001 1/1/1948 Digitized Open by the King in his New Year's Honours for the Malayan Union.

Letter from an official (signature illegible) at the King's HSL.11.002 31/12/1947 House, Kuala Lumpur, informing HSL of the award and Digitized Open congratulating him on his knighthood.

HSL's Minister of Finance, federation of Malaya, call HSL.11.003 Undated Digitized Open cards in English and Chinese.

Straits Times picture of former Finance Minister HSL, wearing a top hat and wearing the sash bearing the HSL.11.004 20/5/1964 Digitized Open order of the Tun, arriving for the opening of the new Parliament on 19/05/1964.

Copy of letter to the general manager, Malayan HSL.11.005 5/9/1959 Railway, returning the complimentary railway passes Digitized Open issued to HSL as Finance Minister.

Copy of letter to director-general of telecommunications, Federation of Malaya and HSL.11.006 5/9/1959 Digitized Open Singapore, returning the special service authority issued to HSL as Finance Minister.

Letter from JE Henry for deputy Controller of Immigration, to Mrs C C Cosgrove at the Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, forwarding HSL's passport no. HSL.11.007 12/9/1959 Digitized Open 04873, for amendments to be made to his name to read as Tun Sir Henry Hau-Shik Lee and the occupation to read as Tin Mine Owner.

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Letter from CC Cosgrove, Ministry of Finance, to deputy HSL.11.008 18/9/1959 Controller of Immigration, acknowledging receipt of Digitized Open HSL's passport, amended as requested.

Copy of letter to Jamal bin Abdul Latiff, Ministry of HSL.11.009 5/9/1959 External Affairs, returning HSL's and wife's diplomatic Digitized Open passport.

Letter from HMS Ali, asst. Controller of Immigration, HSL.11.010 9/9/1959 acknowledging receipt of HSL's and wife's diplomatic Digitized Open passports.

Copy of letter to Comptroller of Customs, returning HSL.11.011 5/9/1959 Digitized Open customs pass issued to HSL as Finance Minister.

Letter from LC Armstrong for Comptroller of Customs, HSL.11.012 7/9/1959 acknowledging receipt of customs pass issued to HSL, Digitized Open for cancellation.

Straits Times report re: HSL retirement interview, ref to HSL.11.013 4/9/1959 Malaya's financial future, retirement for health reasons. Digitized Open Also, in China Press.

Letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman to HSL re: allegations HSL.11.014 24/8/1959 that HSL was involved in anti-Alliance activities that Digitized Open threatened to break up UMNO-MCA partnership.

Carbon copy of registered letter to Tunku Abdul HSL.11.015 25/8/1959 Rahman in reply to allegations that HSL was involved in Digitized Open anti-Alliance activities, re: Lim Chong Eu's involvement.

Letter from Abdul Aziz bin Haji Abdul Majid, permanent secretary, Prime Minister's Dept, informing HSL that Tunku Abdul Rahman has submitted his name to the HSL.11.016 24/8/1959 Digitized Open Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for an award that carries the title Tun on the second anniversary of Merdeka (independence), which falls on 31/08/1959.

Copy of registered letter to Abdul Aziz bin Haji Abdul Majid, permanent secretary to Prime Minister's Dept HSL.11.017 25/8/1959 from HSL, expressing pleasure and gratitude to the Digitized Open Tunku and consenting to his name being submitting for the award from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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Letter from Wong Yoke Meng for secretary to the Treasury re: refund of $2,887.33 from HSL following trip HSL.11.018 24/8/1959 Digitized Open to attend meetings of the Board of Governors of International Monetary Fund.

Official receipt for return of one Pontiac car, registration No. BE 41, signed by W D D Ceely, Suptg. Mech. Engineer, PWD, Fed. Workshops followed by a HSL.11.019 20/8/1959 Digitized Open note dated 24/08/1959 from Ceely for return of the same complete with spare wheel, wheel jack, wheel brace and tyre inflator.

Cover letters to (i) DM Penny, Editor, Malay Mail, and HSL.11.020 14/7/1959 (ii) the Director of Information Services, Kuala Lumpur, Digitized Open enclosing:

Press release re: HSL would not contest in coming HSL.11.020a 14/7/1959 Digitized Open parliamentary elections for medical reasons.

Cover letter to Tunku Abdul Rahman in Alor Star re: HSL.11.021 13/7/1959 HSL's decision not to stand as candidate in the Digitized Open parliamentary elections, enclosing:

Personal letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak bin Hussein re: resignation as Finance Minister and HSL.11.021a 13/7/1959 Digitized Open problems encountered and advice on managing Malaya's economic and financial affairs.

First draft of personal letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak re: resignation as Finance Minister and problems HSL.11.022 Undated Digitized Open encountered and advice on managing Malaya's economic and financial affairs.

Second draft of personal letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak re: resignation as Finance Minister and problems HSL.11.023 8/7/1959 Digitized Open encountered and advice on managing Malaya's financial and economic affairs.

Copy of letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak re: HSL's HSL.11.024 13/7/1959 decision not to stand for parliamentary election, Digitized Open enclosing:

Draft of press release re: decision not to stand for HSL.11.024a Undated Digitized Open parliamentary election.

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Cover note from Treasury official (Humphrey) re: in the event HSL decided not to stand for parliamentary HSL.11.025 18/5/1959 Digitized Open election and had to resign as Finance Minister, enclosing:

Initial draft of letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak re: HSL.11.025a Undated decision not to stand for parliamentary election and Digitized Open problems facing Finance Minister.

Cover note from Treasury official (Humphrey) re: in the HSL.11.026 25/5/1959 event HSL decided to stand for election and asked to Digitized Open continue as Finance Minister, enclosing:

Initial draft of letter to Prime Minister Abdul Razak in the event of HSL's election to parliament and HSL.11.026a Undated appointment as Finance Minister re: assurance from Digitized Open Razak for two major changes in handling Malaya's financial and economic affairs.

Note on leave taken by Minister of Finance (MF leave) HSL.11.027 Undated between 1957 and 1959: 43 days out of total allocation Digitized Open of 60 days. Total due 17 days.

Note on food and subsistence allowance claim for HSL.11.028 Undated Digitized Open London, Tokyo and Hongkong.

HSL.11.029 8/4/1959 Note on British tax rates. Digitized Open

Note on 1st schedule duty payable on 700,000 tons of HSL.11.030 31/3/1959 rubber and production estimates for 1959 (685,000 Digitized Open tons), 1960 (710,000 tons) and 1961 (730,000 tons).

Samples of call cards printed in the name of Sir Henry H HSL.11.031 Undated Digitized Open S Lee, Minister of Finance. (In Chinese and English).

Speech by HSL to introduce the heads of expenditure in HSL.11.032 4/12/1957 the portfolio of Ministry of Finance at the Legislative Digitized Open Council on 04/12/1957 to 14/12/1957.

Letter from RM Serriff, overseas secretary at HSL.11.033 23/11/1957 Humphreys: History Behind Today's Events, a London Digitized Open publication, enclosing:

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Copy an article by HSL in the November 1957 issue of Humphreys, a London publication, entitled Malayan HSL.11.033a 1/11/1957 Finance: A summary of the views of Colonel HS Lee and Digitized Open a hand-written note, drawing HSL's attention to some corrections made to his original manuscript.

Treasury memo re: new organisation chart for the HSL.11.034 19/10/1957 Administrative division of the Treasury effective Digitized Open 23/10/1957.

Division 1 and Division 2 organisation chart in the Treasury "Home" division, effective October 1957 with HSL.11.035 19/10/1957 Digitized Open three divisions under Finance Minister - supply division, finance division and administrative division.

Memo from Attorney-General's Chambers re: HSL.11.036 11/11/1957 Digitized Open Amendments to Financial Procedure Bill, 1957.

Copy of the Federation of Malaya Financial Procedure HSL.11.037 17/10/1957 Digitized Open Ordinance, 1957, with proposed amendments attached.

Draft notes by HSL re: work of Treasury in connection HSL.11.038 Undated Digitized Open with Five-Year Development Plan.

Treasury memo re: reorganisation of the Treasury. HSL.11.039 4/6/1957 Attached: proposed organisation chart, showing Digitized Open proposed establishment of new Finance division.

Schedule showing the distribution of departments and HSL.11.040 1/5/1957 Digitized Open subjects between portfolios of the Federal government.

CC of letter from ASH Kemp to Minister of Commerce HSL.11.041 30/7/1956 and Industry Ismail bin Abdul Rahman re: Ministers' Digitized Open terms of service.

Letter to High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, HSL.11.042 8/5/1956 acknowledging receipt of letter re: Code of Conduct for Digitized Open Ministers and Asst. Minister.

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: HSL.11.043 3/5/1956 Digitized Open code of conduct for Ministers and Asst. Ministers.

Federal government gazette re: appointment of HSL as HSL.11.044 5/4/1956 Digitized Open Finance Minister.

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Paper on rules for the conduct of Ministers to be laid HSL.11.045 25/8/1954 before Federal Legislative Council by the High Digitized Open Commissioner.

Letter from acting secretary to government ASH Kemp, HSL.11.046 3/4/1956 Digitized Open enclosing:

Copy of HSL's appointment as Finance Minister by the HSL.11.046a 2/4/1956 High Commissioner under the Federation of Malaya Digitized Open Agreement 1948.

Letter to the High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, acknowledging receipt of a letter outlining the HSL.11.047 3/11/1955 Digitized Open procedures for travel abroad by members of the Executive Council.

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: HSL.11.048 1/11/1955 procedures for travel abroad by members of the Digitized Open Executive Council.

Letter to High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray HSL.11.049 26/8/1955 Digitized Open enclosing:

Copy of letter to the Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman re: HSL's decision to resign from the various HSL.11.049a 23/8/1955 voluntary office in the Mining Association and Chamber Digitized Open of Commerce in view of the Rules for Conduct of Ministers.

Letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman re: HSL's appointment HSL.11.050 Undated as president of Mines Association and the issue of Digitized Open conflict of interests.

Copy of letter to chairman, Overseas Union Bank in HSL.11.051 12/8/1955 Digitized Open Singapore re: resignation as director on the OUB board.

Letter from Overseas Union Bank managing director HSL.11.052 15/8/1955 Digitized Open Lien Ying Chow, re: HSL's resignation as director.

HSL.11.053 9/8/1955 Copy of oath of office to Federal Executive Council. Digitized Open

Copy of Instructions passed under the Royal Sign HSL.11.054 26/1/1948 Manual and Signet to the High Commissioner for the Digitized Open Federation of Malaya.

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Original letter of appointment of HSL by the High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, as an appointed HSL.11.055 8/8/1955 Digitized Open member of the Federal Executive Council w.e.f. 09/08/1955, signed and sealed.

Original letter of appointment of HSL by the High HSL.11.056 8/8/1955 Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, as Minister of Digitized Open Transport w.e.f. 09/08/1955.

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: HSL.11.057 2/8/1955 appointment of HSL as member of Federal Executive Digitized Open Council and Minister for Transport.

Copy of registered letter of acknowledgement to High HSL.11.058 3/8/1955 Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: appointment to Digitized Open Federal Executive Council and as Minister for Transport.

Letter from the private secretary to the High HSL.11.059 4/8/1955 Digitized Open Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, enclosing:

HSL's signed and sealed instrument of appointment as a HSL.11.059a 3/8/1955 nominated member of the Federal Legislative Council Digitized Open from the High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray.

Copy of acknowledgement letter from HSL to the private secretary to the High Commissioner re: receipt HSL.11.060 5/8/1955 Digitized Open of instrument of appointment as a nominated member of the Legislative Council.

Personal and confidential letter from private secretary to the High Commissioner re: proposal to appoint HSL HSL.11.061 1/8/1955 Digitized Open as a nominated member of the Legislative Council and enclosing:

Extract from the Federation of Malaya Agreement re: HSL.11.061a Undated qualifications of appointed members and Digitized Open disqualifications.

Copy of acknowledgement letter to the private HSL.11.062 2/8/1955 secretary to the High Commissioner re: appointment to Digitized Open federal Legislative Council.

Letter from Hugh (Office of the member for Transport) HSL.11.063 26/5/1955 Digitized Open re: HSL's pay and leave.

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Copy of letter to AHS Reid, secretary to the Member for HSL.11.064 16/5/1955 Digitized Open Transport re: leave taken.

Note on monthly allowance paid to HSL as unofficial member of Legislative Council from 15/05/1955 to HSL.11.065 15/5/1955 Digitized Open 30/07/1955. Total $774.19. HSL ceased to draw salary as member of government w.e.f. 15/05/1955.

Cover letter from clerk of Legislative Council C A HSL.11.066 26/5/1955 Fredericks, re: last meeting of 8th session of Legislative Digitized Open Council and enclosing:

Original copy of HSL's instrument of appointment as an HSL.11.066a 22/5/1955 unofficial member of Federal Legislative Council, sealed Digitized Open and signed by High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray.

Letter to A H S Reid, secretary to member for transport, HSL.11.067 9/5/1955 re: HSL's entitlement to full paid leave following Digitized Open resignation as member for transport.

Reply from Hugh at Office of the Member for Transport, HSL.11.068 11/5/1955 Digitized Open re: clarification on HSL's leave entitlement.

Letter from Chief Secretary's Office, Kuala Lumpur, re: HSL.11.069 14/5/1955 HSL's resignation as official member of Legislative Digitized Open Council and re-appointment as unofficial member.

Letter to High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: resignation as official member of Legislative Council and HSL.11.070 9/5/1955 Digitized Open request for reappointment as unofficial member to represent All-Malaya Chinese Mining Association.

List of Federal Legislative Councillors as on 01/06/1954, with High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray as president, HSL as member for transport, Onn bin Ja'afar HSL.11.071 1/6/1954 Digitized Open as member for home affairs, Ismail bin Abdul Rahman as member for natural resources, Tunku Abdul Rahman as unofficial member.

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Draft proposal on salary structure for ministers and assistant ministers on which was a hand-written note re: interview with H E (His Excellency the High HSL.11.072 Undated Digitized Open Commissioner) on 10/05/1955 with Tunku (Abdul Rahman) and Dr Is. (presumably Ismail bin Abdul Rahman).

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, re: HSL.11.073 7/5/1955 HSL's resignation from Federal Executive Council and as Digitized Open Member for Transport and reasons for resignation.

Notice of resignation as member of Legislative Council and as Member for Transport to the High Commissioner HSL.11.074 6/5/1955 Digitized Open Donald MacGillivray, in accordance with decision taken by executive committee of the Alliance.

Press statement issued by Alliance Hq re: motion passed by Federal Legislative Council on 05/05/1955 HSL.11.075 6/5/1955 which would have the effect of restricting the number Digitized Open of cars permitted to transport voters in the federal elections.

Letter from Chief Secretary re: reappointment as official member of Legislative and Executive Councils for HSL.11.076 3/2/1955 Digitized Open further period of 5 months and 6 months respectively w.e.f. 01/02/1955 and enclosing:

HSL's instrument of appointment as official member of HSL.11.076a 31/1/1955 Federal Executive Council w.e.f. 01/02/1955, sealed and Digitized Open signed by High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray.

HSL's instrument of appointment as official member of the Federal Legislative Council, w.e.f. 01/02/1955 HSL.11.076b 31/1/1955 Digitized Open sealed and signed by High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray.

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: HSL.11.077 29/1/1955 collective responsibility of members of Executive Digitized Open Council.

Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray, re: HSL's HSL.11.078 31/7/1954 reappointment as member for transport w.e.f. Digitized Open 01/08/1954.

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Letter to the clerk of the federal Executive Council, acknowledging receipt of the instrument of HSL.11.079 31/7/1954 Digitized Open appointment as an official member of the Executive Council.

Letter from C A Fredericks for clerk of the Executive HSL.11.080 30/7/1954 Digitized Open Council, enclosing:

HSL's Instrument of appointment as an official member of the Executive Council w.e.f. 01/08/1954 to HSL.11.080a 30/7/1954 Digitized Open 31/01/1955, inclusive, signed by the Officer Administering the Government, David Watherston.

Acknowledgement letter to the clerk of the Legislative Council, re: instrument of appointment as an official HSL.11.081 31/7/1954 Digitized Open member of the Legislative Council w.e.f. 01/08/1954 to 31/01/1955.

Letter from C A Fredericks, clerk of Legislative Council, HSL.11.082 30/7/1954 Digitized Open enclosing:

HSL's instrument of appointment as official member of the Legislative Council, signed by the Officer HSL.11.082a 30/7/1954 Digitized Open Administering the Government David Watherston w.e.f. 01/08/1954 to 31/01/1955.

Letter to the High Commissioner as the member for transport, re: collective responsibility of members of HSL.11.083 17/12/1954 Digitized Open the Executive Council. cc to Tunku Abdul Rahman and Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman.

Copy of Tunku's letter to High Commissioner Donald HSL.11.084 5/12/1954 MacGillivray re: collective responsibility of members of Digitized Open Executive Council.

Minute No. 256 from the High Commissioner to the member for transport re: application of the principle of HSL.11.085 30/11/1954 Digitized Open collective responsibility of members of the Executive Council.

Letter to the acting Chief Secretary re: HSL's appointment as an official member of the Executive and HSL.11.086 29/7/1954 Digitized Open Legislative Councils and member for transport w.e.f. 01/08/1954.

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Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray, re: High Commissioner's proposal to reappoint HSL as an official HSL.11.087 27/7/1954 Digitized Open member of the Executive and Legislative Councils and member for transport.

Letter from clerk of the Legislative Council HSL.11.089 4/7/1955 acknowledging receipt of Customs pass, 2 railway Digitized Open passes, 4 car badges, MLC.

Cover letter to the clerk of Council, Council Chamber, HSL.11.090 4/7/1955 re: return of Customs pass, 2 railway passes and 4 Digitized Open motor-car badges.

Letter of appreciation to Donald MacGillivray re: reason for resignation as a member of government (to HSL.11.091 21/6/1954 Digitized Open maintain UMNO-MCA alliance and acceptance of Gerald Templer's offer to reappoint him.

Personal letter from Donald MacGillivray, expressing HSL.11.092 19/6/1954 regret at HSL's resignation from government and Digitized Open appreciation off his work as member for transport.

Letter to clerk of Executive Council E O Laird re: return HSL.11.093 18/6/1954 of Red Box and a brief case issued to HSL as a member Digitized Open of Executive Council.

Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray, acknowledging resignation of HSL as a member of the HSL.11.094 16/6/1954 Legislative and Executive Councils and member for Digitized Open transport and expressing regret on behalf of the High Commissioner.

Registered letter to the High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray re: resignation as an official member of the Legislative and Executive Councils and as member for HSL.11.095 14/6/1954 transport and reasons for resignation: Alliance unable Digitized Open to accept government proposals in matters of federal elections and the consequential amendments to the Federation of Malaya Agreement.

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Text of High Commissioner's despatch of 10/04/1954 and Chief Secretary's reply of 20/04/1954, entitled HSL.11.096 10/4/1954 Introduction of elections to the Federal Legislative Digitized Open Council, to be tabled before the Federal Legislative Council.

Letter to the chief secretary re: 14-day medical leave in HSL.11.097 13/3/1954 Digitized Open Hongkong for HSL and wife.

Secret and personal reply to acting chief secretary D HSL.11.098 10/3/1954 Gray re: MCA set-up and indications of KMT Digitized Open (Kuomintang) penetrated MCA.

Secret and personal letter from acting chief secretary D HSL.11.099 8/3/1954 Gray re: Special Branch enquiries on MCA Hq employee Digitized Open Mrs Loke.

Federation of Malaya Government Gazette notification HSL.11.100 4/3/1954 Digitized Open re: HSL's appointment as the Member for Transport.

Cover letter from clerk of the Legislative Council C A HSL.11.101 3/3/1954 Digitized Open Fredericks, enclosing:

HSL's instrument of appointment as an official member HSL.11.101a 1/3/1954 of the Legislative Council w.e.f. 01/02/1954 to Digitized Open 31/01/1955, signed by Gerald Templer.

Cover letter from clerk of Councils Raja Ayoub HSL.11.102 2/2/1954 Digitized Open enclosing:

Reply to the acting chief secretary D Gray, re: additional HSL.11.103 2/2/1954 Digitized Open subjects and departments under HSL's portfolio.

HSL's instrument of appointment as an official member HSL.11.103a 30/1/1954 of the Executive Council w.e.f. 01/02/1954 to Digitized Open 31/01/1955, signed by Gerald Templer.

Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray re: additional HSL.11.104 31/1/1954 subjects and departments under the member for Digitized Open transport's portfolio.

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Reply to the acting chief secretary re: acknowledging reappointment as official member of the Executive HSL.11.105 2/2/1954 Council for further period of 12 months from Digitized Open 01/02/1954 and to hold the portfolio for Railways and Ports.

Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray re: reappointment to the Executive Council for a further 12 HSL.11.106 29/1/1954 Digitized Open months w.e.f. 01/02/1954 and appointment as member for railways and ports.

Cover letter from UMNO-MCA Alliance Hq secretary TH HSL.11.107 6/7/1954 Digitized Open Tan, to all members of the Alliance, enclosing:

Copy of letter from Donald MacGillivray to Tunku Abdul Rahman re: Alliance support for government's HSL.11.107a 7/7/1954 proposals for constitutional arrangements to provide Digitized Open for the introduction of federal elections and resignations of Council members.

Copy of Tunku Abdul Rahman's reply to the High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, re: Alliance agreement to support for the proposed constitutional HSL.11.107b 6/7/1954 Digitized Open arrangements that would provide for federal elections. Alliance satisfied that the arrangements had a reasonable prospect of working satisfactorily.

Copy of letter from acting chief secretary D Gray to Tunku Abdul Rahman to convey text of Donald MacGillivray's letter to Tunku, re: constitutional HSL.11.107c 6/7/1954 arrangements to provide for the introduction of Digitized Open elections and clarification on the course of action to be pursued when appointing "nominated reserve" members.

Report of the committee appointed to examine the HSL.11.108 28/1/1954 question of elections to the federal Legislative Council Digitized Open to be laid before the Legislative Council.

Letter to clerk of councils, acknowledging receipt of HSL.11.109 3/11/1953 instrument of appointment as an official member of the Digitized Open Executive and Legislative Councils.

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Cover note from the clerk of councils Raja Ayoub, HSL.11.110 2/11/1953 Digitized Open enclosing:

HSL's instruments of appointment as an official member HSL.11.110a 30/10/1953 of the Executive and Legislative Councils, signed by Digitized Open Gerald Templer from 01/11/1953 to 31/01/1954.

Federal Legislative Council - HSL appointment as an HSL.11.110b 1/10/1953 official member of the Executive and Legislative Digitized Open Councils

Reply to the chief secretary, re: acceptance of appointment as Member for Railways and Ports and HSL.11.111 22/10/1953 resignation as unofficial member of the Executive and Digitized Open Legislative Councils prior to appointment as official member.

Letter from the acting chief secretary D Gray re: HSL.11.112 19/10/1953 clarification on the period of appointment as a Council Digitized Open member.

Letter from acting chief secretary D Gray, re: terms of HSL.11.113 14/10/1953 Digitized Open appointment as a member for Railways and Ports.

HSL.11.114 17/3/1951 Cover note from clerk of councils Raja Ayoub, enclosing: Digitized Open

HSL's instrument of appointment as an unofficial HSL.11.114a 15/3/1951 member of the Legislative Council w.e.f. 16/02/1951 to Digitized Open 31/01/1954, signed by Henry Gurney.

HSL.11.115 2/2/1951 Cover note from clerk of councils Raja Ayoub, enclosing: Digitized Open

HSL's instrument of appointment as unofficial member HSL.11.115a 28/1/1951 of the Executive Council w.e.f. 01/02/1951, signed by Digitized Open Henry Gurney.

HSL's instrument of appointment as unofficial member HSL.11.116 16/2/1948 of the Legislative Council for a period of 3 years w.e.f. Digitized Open 16/02/1948, signed by High Commissioner Gerard Gent.

HSL's instrument of appointment as unofficial member of the Executive Council for a period of three years HSL.11.117 1/2/1948 Digitized Open w.e.f. 01/02/1948, signed by High Commissioner Gerard Gent.

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Straits Times editorial: Cars and voters, re: Party Negara HSL.11.118 10/5/1955 and Alliance stand on use of cars by political parties to Digitized Open transport voters.

Straits Times report re: Donald MacGillivray on the HSL.11.119 9/5/1955 resignations of three top Alliance leaders from the Digitized Open Executive Council.

Malay Mail report: Alliance plan next move, re: restriction on use of cars to transport voters that led to HSL.11.120 9/5/1955 the resignations of top three Alliance leaders from the Digitized Open Executive Council - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman and HSL.

Standard editorial: Loss of composure, re: Party Negara and Alliance clash in Legislative Council debate on HSL.11.121 9/5/1955 Digitized Open transport restriction on polling and resignations of HSL, Tunku and Dr Ismail from the Executive Council.

China Press report re: HSL's appointment as the HSL.11.122 6/3/1954 Digitized Open member for transport.

China Press report re: appointments of official and unofficial members of Legislative and Executive HSL.11.123 1/2/1954 Digitized Open Councils, including HSL's appointment as member for railways and ports.

China Press editorial re: restriction on the use of cars HSL.11.124 9/5/1955 Digitized Open for polling.

HSL.11.125 11/5/1955 China Press editorial re: federal elections in July 1955 Digitized Open

Straits Times report re: Party Negara's motion to HSL.11.126 9/5/1955 restrict use of cars to transport voters won by one vote Digitized Open with 11 abstentions. Also in Malay Mail 09/05/1955

Straits Times report, re: Alliance against proposal to HSL.11.127 9/5/1955 Digitized Open restrict use of cars to transport voters.

Malay Mail report re: Party Negara on Alliance HSL.11.128 9/5/1955 members quitting federal Executive Council over cars Digitized Open for voters issue.

HSL.11.129 9/5/1955 Malay Mail editorial re: election cars row. Digitized Open

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Sunday Times report, re: resignations of Alliance "big three" - UMNO president Tunku Abdul Rahman, member for transport HSL and member for natural HSL.11.130 8/5/1955 resources Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman - from the Digitized Open Executive Council. High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray failed to make them withdraw resignations.

i) Standard report re: resignations of Alliance big three from Executive Council - Tunku Abdul Rahman, HSL and Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman over cars issue. (ii) Alliance HSL.11.131 8/5/1955 Digitized Open accused of dictatorship attitude by Party Negara. (iii) Alliance described abstentions in voting on cars motion by British officials as "extraordinary".

i) Straits Times editorial re: election transport. (ii) Tunku HSL.11.132 7/5/1955 blames government for Alliance defeat on Party Digitized Open Negara's motion on restriction of use of cars for voters.

Straits Times report re: Tunku Abdul Rahman, HSL and Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman resigned from Executive HSL.11.133 7/5/1955 Digitized Open Council but remained as members of the Legislative Council.

Malay Mail editorial re: Legislative Council debate on HSL.11.134 7/5/1955 Digitized Open cars for voters motion by Party Negara.

Nanyang report re: resignations of Alliance big three - HSL.11.135 8/5/1955 Tunku, HSL and Dr Ismail from the federal Executive Digitized Open Council over cars for voters issue.

Sin Chew report re: resignations of Alliance big three - HSL.11.136 8/5/1955 Digitized Open Tunku, HSL and Dr Ismail from the Executive Council.

Malay Mail report re: Legislative Council special HSL.11.137 7/5/1955 committee on election rules studying plan for use of Digitized Open one car for every 1,000 voters.

Straits Times report re: Tunku and Party Negara's V M N Menon clashed in Legislative Council debate on motion HSL.11.138 6/5/1955 Digitized Open to restrict use of cars to transport voters in federal elections.

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Malay Mail report re: Legislative Council debate on motion to restrict use of cars for voters in federal HSL.11.139 6/5/1955 Digitized Open elections. Motion passed by one vote with 25 in favour, 24 against and 11 abstentions.

(i) China Press editorial re: resignations of Alliance big three Tunku, HSL and Dr Ismail - from Executive Council. (ii) China Press report re: Legislative Council debate on HSL.11.140 8/5/1955 motion to restrict use of cars for voters in federal Digitized Open elections; result of the debate; Alliance leaders (Tunku, HSL, Dr Ismail and Leong Yew Koh) meet Donald MacGillivray.

Speech by Donald MacGillivray at his installation as High HSL.11.141 1/6/1954 Digitized Open Commissioner. (11.141/1 - 6)

HSL.11.142 17/10/1953 Federal Executive and Legislative Councils Digitized Open

Letter from HSL to Encik Mokhtar Bin Mohd. Tohar - HSL.11.143 25/10/1986 Digitized Open Updating records for those who have received Awards

Letter from Dato' Abdul Jamal - Pingat Peringatan HSL.11.144 30/11/1965 Digitized Open Malaysia

Government Gazette Extraordinary - supplementary HSL.11.145 31/8/1959 Digitized Open honours list 1959

HSL.11.146 24/3/1960 Various correspondences to HSL Digitized Open

Federal Government Press Statement - recipients of HSL.11.147 13/6/1957 Digitized Open honours and awards

HSL.11.149 15/6/1978 Correspondences on receiving honours and awards Digitized Open

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Speech by Donald MacGillivray at his installation as High HSL.11.141 1/6/1954 Digitized Open Commissioner. (11.141/1 - 6)

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