Folio No: HSL.017 Folio Title: White Paper on Federal Elections Content Description: MCA memo to the Reid Commission; White Paper on federal elections: UMNO-MCA Alliance (1954/55), National Convention (1954) speeches, resolutions and minutes; petition on federal elections to the High Commissioner and Rulers of the Malay states; MCA general committee, working committee and standing finance sub-committee meetings and minutes; MCA Hq building in AmpangRoad - furnishing and lease applications (1956).

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Cover letter from Alliance Hq and MCA Hq secretary TH HSL.17.001 24/8/1956 Tan, enclosing advanced copy of Alliance memo to the Digitized Open Reid Commission:

Final draft of memo to the Reid Commission entitled HSL.17.001a 20/8/1956 Political testament of the Alliance movement. (17.1a/1 - Digitized Open 21)

Agenda for the MCA emergency general committee meeting from hon. secretary general Too Joon Hing, HSL.17.002 19/8/1956 Digitized Open enclosing draft copy of memo to the Reid Constitutional Commission:

Draft copy of memo to the Reid Constitutional HSL.17.002a Undated Digitized Open Commission for an independent Malaya. (17.2a/1 - 18)

Translation in Chinese of draft copy of memo to the HSL.17.002b 19/8/1956 Digitized Open Reid Constitutional Commission. (17.2b/1 - 14)

Notice from MCA benevolent and welfare sub- committee chairman Teo Hang Sam, re: resolution for MCA to emergency general committee meeting that HSL.17.002c 16/8/1956 Digitized Open permission be sought from Government to start a lottery proceeds from which would go to MCA welfare work.

Cover note from secretary TH Tan at Alliance Hq to all members of Alliance National Council comprising HSL.17.003 8/6/1956 UMNO, MCA and MIC members led by Tunku Abdul Digitized Open Rahman, and VT Sambanthan respectively (17.3/1 - 2) enclosing:

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Minutes of the Alliance National Council meeting, re: briefing by on date (31 Aug 1957) of independence, talks with Chin Peng; Tunku HSL.17.003a 30/12/1955 Digitized Open questioned by on citizenship and the Emergency, and by Yap Kim Hock on fears of Malayisation instead of Malayanisation. (17.3a/1 - 10)

Minutes of the 8th MCA general committee meeting re: Tan Cheng Lock re-elected president. Meeting attended by , Johore, , Negri Sembilan, HSL.17.004 20/5/1956 Digitized Open , Perak, Pahang, Penang/Province Wellesley, Kedah/Perlis and Trengganu branch members. (17.4/1 - 15)

Draft of an appeal to the Chinese in Malaya by MCA president Tan Siew Sin, re: call for Chinese to unite and HSL.17.005 21/3/1956 present a truly representative memo to the Special Digitized Open Independent Commission drafting a Constitution for an independent Malaya.

Translation in Chinese of draft of an appeal to the Chinese by MCA president Tan Cheng Lock, re: call for HSL.17.006 21/3/1956 Chinese to unite to present a representative memo to Digitized Open the Special Independent Commission drafting the constitution for an independent Malaya.

Supplementary agenda for MCA working committee HSL.17.007 21/3/1956 Digitized Open meeting, enclosing:

Notice from Tan Siew Sin (of Malacca branch working committee) to Alliance National Council secretary TH HSL.17.007a 27/6/1955 Tan, re: expulsion of Yew Kim for voting against Chee Digitized Open Yan's motion in the Malacca Settlement Council meeting on 13/06/1955. (17.7/1 - 2)

Letter from MCA Malacca branch president Goh Chee HSL.17.007b 21/3/1956 Yan, re: appointment of a sub-committee to consider Digitized Open design of emblem for MCA.

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Letter from MCA Johore branch hon secretary LH Tan to MCA Hq, re: amendment of MCA rules for discussion at working committee meeting:

HSL.17.007c 19/3/1956 i) that all Federal Legislative Councillors be ex-officio Digitized Open members of MCA general committee.

ii) that members of Federal Executive Council cannot be members of MCA executive committee.

Letter from MCAS Johore branch hon. secretary LH Tan to MCA chief executive secretary, for consideration by HSL.17.007d 19/3/1956 Digitized Open MCA working committee, re: transit quarters for MCA members on MCA business in .

Letter from Perak branch chairman YC Kang for consideration at MCA working committee meeting on HSL.17.008 20/3/1956 21/03/1956, re: loan of $20,000 from MCA Hq to settle Digitized Open outstanding bills and to carry on daily operations of Perak branch for a few months.

Notice from MCA Hq, enclosing six papers for discussion HSL.17.009 14/3/1956 Digitized Open at MCA working committee meeting on 21/03/1956:

Letter from Perak branch chairman YC Kang, re: HSL.17.009a 20/3/1956 applications for state nationality and request for Digitized Open financial aid for weaker branch and sub-branch offices.

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan to all members of standing finance sub-committee, re: request from Selangor Alliance Committee to pay travelling allowance in connection with the registration HSL.17.009b 8/3/1956 Digitized Open of Federal and state voters. Standard ruling required because Alliance Hq. no funds. Attached: letter from Selangor Alliance Committee secretary Tan Jin Leong. (17.9b/1 - 4)

Draft of resolution, re: resignation of Lau Pak Khuan as HSL.17.009c 21/3/1956 trustee of MCA and appointment of Wong Shee Fun in Digitized Open his place. (17.9c/1 - 2)

Draft copy of deed on retirement and appointment of HSL.17.009d Undated new trustee, prepared by Allen Gledhill, Singapore. Digitized Open (17.9d/1 - 5)

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Letter from Rediffusion general manager AG van Beek and a reply, dated 12/03/1956, from MCA chief HSL.17.009e 10/3/1956 Digitized Open executive secretary TH Tan, re: Rediffusion wires attached to MCA premises. (17.9e/1 - 4)

Translation in Chinese of letter from Singapore branch HSL.17.009f 24/2/1956 to MCA hon. secretary general, re: application for grant Digitized Open of $10,000 to establish sub-branches.

Letter from MCA Hq, re: resolution from Trengganu HSL.17.009g 8/3/1956 Digitized Open branch for monthly subsidy.

Translation in Chinese of letter from Negri Sembilan HSL.17.009h 25/10/1956 Digitized Open branch hon. secretary to MCA finance sub-committee.

Letter from MCA Hq, agenda (in Chinese) for MCA HSL.17.010 9/3/1956 working committee meeting on 21/03/1956, (17.10/1 - Digitized Open 4) and enclosing papers for discussion at the meeting:

Letter from Singapore branch secretary Lee Kok Han to MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan, re: request for TH Tan to contribute an article to the MCA Tribune, a HSL.17.010a 27/2/1956 fortnightly journal published by Singapore branch, and a Digitized Open negative reply dated 23/02/1956, from TH Tan. Attached: notes from TH Tan to and from Tan Siew Sin, re: MCA Tribune. (17.10/1 - 4)

Copy of letter from Tan Siew Sin to MCA Singapore branch secretary Lee Kok Han, re: publication of MCA HSL.17.010b 24/2/1956 Digitized Open Tribune to be discussed at working committee meeting. (17.10b/1 - 2)

Letter from Singapore branch secretary Lee Kok Han to MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan in reply to TH HSL.17.010c 27/2/1956 Tan's letter of 23/02/1956 relating to MCA Tribune. Digitized Open Attached: note from Tan Cheng Lock to TH Tan in support of the publication. (17.10c/1 - 2)

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan to members of working committee, re: resolution from HSL.17.010d 8/3/1956 Trengganu branch for a monthly allowance of $500 for Digitized Open maintenance of the district branches under the control of Trengganu branch

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Letter from Singapore branch secretary to MCA chief HSL.17.010e 24/2/1956 executive secretary, re: request for a grant of $10,000 Digitized Open from MCA Hq for branch expansion scheme.

Letter from Negri Sembilan branch secretary to MCA HSL.17.010f 25/10/1955 finance sub-committee chairman, re: appeal for Digitized Open financial aid from MCA Hq.

Letter from Kuala Lipis sub-branch chairman Soong Sit HSL.17.010g 15/2/1956 Yong to MCA chief executive secretary, re: Labour Party Digitized Open Selangor branch campaign for supporters. (17.10g/1 - 2)

Resolutions passed at Pahang branch annual general meeting on 27/11/1955 for consideration at MCA HSL.17.010h 21/3/1956 Digitized Open working committee meeting on 21/03/1956. (17.10h/1 - 2)

List of applications to rent ground floor of 4 shophouses HSL.17.010i 6/3/1956 and for shophouses and office space in new MCA Hq Digitized Open building in Ampang Road. (17.10i/1 - 3)

Notice of meeting of MCA working committee at MCA HSL.17.011 3/3/1956 Digitized Open Hq on 21/03/1956 and agenda for meeting.

Cover letter from chief executive secretary TH Tan to HSL.17.012 25/10/1955 Digitized Open members of MCA working committee, enclosing:

Translation in Chinese of minutes of emergency HSL.17.012a 3/10/1955 Digitized Open meeting of MCA working committee. (17.12a/1 - 13)

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan, re: HSL.17.013 10/3/1956 Digitized Open Morris Minor office car.

Quotations for electrical fittings, furnishing for MCA HSL.17.014 Undated Digitized Open Ampang Road building. (17.14/1 - 4)

Notice of meeting of MCA standing finance sub- committee and working committee on 21/03/1956 and HSL.17.015 12/3/1956 Digitized Open agenda for standing finance sub-committee. (17.15/1 - 2)

Statement of MCA general account as at 29/02/1956. HSL.17.016 8/3/1956 Digitized Open (17.15/1 - 8)

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Statement of MCA general account as at 31/01/1956. HSL.17.017 23/2/1956 Digitized Open (17.17/1 - 9)

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan to all members of standing finance sub-committee, enclosing HSL.17.018 9/2/1956 Digitized Open letter from Capt JS Corder of the "76 Federal Field Squadron, Federation Engineers:

Letter from Capt JS Corder of '76 Federal Field Squadron, Federation Engineers, re: presentation of a HSL.17.018a 2/2/1956 Digitized Open souvenir item from MCA to mark 3rd birthday of '76 Federal Field Squadron.

Cover letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan, HSL.17.019 9/2/1956 Digitized Open re: MCA Ampang Road building, enclosing:

HSL.17.019a Undated Memo of lease on Ampang Road building. (17.19a/1 - 9) Digitized Open

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary to all HSL.17.020 18/1/1956 members of standing finance sub-committee, re: rental Digitized Open of office space at Ampang Road building, enclosing:

List of applications for office space at Ampang Road HSL.17.020a 11/1/1956 Digitized Open building. (17.20a/1 - 2)

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary, re: HSL.17.021 20/1/1956 application for accommodation at Ampang Road Digitized Open building, enclosing:

Letter from St Thomas English School principal CJ HSL.17.021a 16/1/1956 Joseph, re: application to rent first or second floor of Digitized Open MCA Ampang Road building for school extension.

Cover note from MCA chief executive secretary, HSL.17.022 7/1/1956 enclosing minutes of the standing finance sub- Digitized Open committee meeting held on 17/12/1955. (17.22/1 - 2)

Cover letter from MCA chief executive secretary to HSL.17.023 7/1/1956 Digitized Open members of standing finance sub-committee, enclosing:

Copy of letter from Messrs Lee and Wong to Messrs YT HSL.17.023a 4/1/1956 Lee and Co, re: payment for MCA Hq building in Digitized Open Ampang Road. (17.23/1 - 2)

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Statement of MCA general account as at 30/11/1955 HSL.17.024 15/12/1955 Digitized Open (17.24/1 - 8)

Statement of MCA general account as at 31/12/1955. HSL.17.025 17/1/1956 Digitized Open (17.25/1 - 9}

Cover note from MCA chief executive secretary, HSL.17.026 29/11/1955 enclosing minutes of standing finance sub-committee Digitized Open meeting held on 26/11/1955. (17.26/1 - 5)

Notice of 3rd session of the National Convention held in HSL.17.027 25/5/1954 Kuala Lumpur on 14/02/1954 and resolution. Digitized Open (17.27/1 - 2)

Minutes of 3rd session of the National Convention held HSL.17.027a 14/2/1954 Digitized Open on 14/02/1954. (17.27a/1 - 9).

Tunku Abdul Rahman's opening speech at 3rd National HSL.17.027b 14/2/1954 Digitized Open Convention. (17.27b/1 - 3)

Speech by Tunku Abdul Rahman at 3rd National HSL.17.027c 14/2/1954 Digitized Open Convention (17.27c/1 - 7)

Speech by Tan Cheng Lock at 3rd National Convention. HSL.17.027d 14/2/1954 Digitized Open (17.27d/1 - 5)

Speech by Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman at 3rd National HSL.17.027e 14/2/1954 Digitized Open Convention. (17.27e/1 - 4)

Speech by at 3rd National Convention HSL.17.027f 14/2/1954 Digitized Open (17.27f/1 - 2)

Amended speech by Ong Yoke Lin at 3rd National HSL.17.027g 14/2/1954 Digitized Open Convention. (17.027g/1 - 2)

Speech by at 3rd National Convention. HSL.17.027h 14/2/1954 Digitized Open (17.27h/1 - 3)

Speech by Aziz bin Ishak at 3rd National Convention HSL.17.027i 14/2/1954 Digitized Open (17.027i/1 - 4)

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Note from National Convention secretary TH Tan to members of the National Convention, re: petition to the HSL.17.028 18/3/1954 High Commissioner and the Rulers on the subject of Digitized Open federal elections. Petition received by Colonial Office in London.

Letter from MCA chief executive secretary TH Tan, re: HSL.17.029 10/3/1954 MCA Penang branch's stand on resolution adopted at Digitized Open 3rd National Convention held on 14/02/1954.

Copy of letter from Fenner Brockway at British House of Commons to National Convention secretary TH Tan, re: HSL.17.030 8/3/1954 receipt of petition on federal elections. Letter voiced Digitized Open support from British MPs on the demands for freedom from the colonies.

Copy of letter to RAC Wills of the Straits Times in Singapore from HSL, re: complaints of inaccurate HSL.17.031 20/2/1954 Digitized Open reporting on debate on National Convention resolution on federal elections. (17.031/1 - 2)

Reply to HSL's letter from Straits Times associate editor HSL.17.032 24/2/1954 Maxwell Schofield and acknowledgement of receipt Digitized Open from HSL's secretary. (17.32/1 - 3)

Notice of 3rd session of the National Convention to be held on 14/02/1954 and a copy of resolution to be HSL.17.033 2/2/1954 proposed for adoption at the convention. Resolution Digitized Open that a petition for federal elections be presented to the High Commissioner and the Rulers. (17.33/1 - 3)

Copy of letter from Mohamed Sopiee of the Pan- Malayan Labour Party, to Tan Cheng Lock, re: PMLP's HSL.17.034 2/2/1954 Digitized Open plan to present a united front in the demand for federal elections in 1954. (17.034/1 - 3)

Notes of the Alliance-Rulers working party on finance meeting attended by Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang and Dato Seth (for the Rulers) and HSL and Dr Ismail (for the HSL.17.035 2/12/1955 Digitized Open Alliance). Question of financial control by a self- governing Malaya was discussed at length. (17.35/1 - 14)

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Letters of acceptance to an informal meeting on the White Paper No. 21/1954 on the introduction of elections to the Federal Legislative Council from Leung HSL.17.036 12/5/1954 Digitized Open Cheung Ling, Chee Swee Ee, Leong Yew Koh, Chong Khoon Lin, Toh Eng Hoe, Yeap Choong Kong and a letter of apology from Tan Siew Sin. (17.36/1 - 7)

Note from Alliance secretary to members of UMNO- HSL.17.037 29/4/1954 Digitized Open MCA Alliance, re: White Paper, enclosing:

Copy of letter from acting Chief Secretary D Gray to the HSL.17.037a 27/4/1954 National Convention chairman, re: White Paper on the Digitized Open Federal Elections Committee report.

Note from MCA chief executive secretary to members of UMNO-MCA Alliance, appending letter from British HSL.17.038 20/4/1954 Digitized Open MP Lord Ogmore, re: delegation from UMNO-MCA to Secretary of State for the Colonies.

HSL.17.039 20/4/1954 Cover note from UMNO-MCA Alliance Hq, enclosing: Digitized Open

Copy of Alliance telegram to Secretary of State for the Colonies Oliver Lyttelton, acknowledging receipt of HSL.17.039a 15/4/1954 telegram and copy of letter from UMNO-MCA Alliance Digitized Open secretary TH Tan, acknowledging receipt of two letters from acting Chief Secretary D Gray.

Copy of telegram from UMNO-MCA Alliance to Secretary of State for the Colonies, re: Rulers HSL.17.039b 1/4/1954 Digitized Open Conference (on 27/03/1954) decision on federal elections not made known to the people.

Copies of two letters from acting chief secretary D Gray to UMNO and MCA presidents, re: refusal by the HSL.17.039c 13/4/1954 Digitized Open Secretary of State for the Colonies to receive a UMNO- MCA delegation and the reasons why. (17.039c/1 - 3)

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Letter from TH Tan at MCA Hq to HSL, re: Tunku Abdul Rahman's plan for mission to London to drum up support from British MPs for UMNO-MCA Alliance. (17.40/1 - 2). HSL.17.040 17/4/1954 Digitized Open

Copies of Alliance telegram to Secretary of State for the Colonies (17.39b) and letters from acting Chief Secretary D Gray (17.39c) attached.

Copy of UMNO-MCA Alliance press release, re: mission to London, later part of April 1954. Mission members: HSL.17.041 15/4/1954 UMNO president Tunku Abdul Rahman, MCA president Digitized Open Tan Cheng Lock, Alliance secretary TH Tan, and UMNO deputy president Abdul Razak.

Copy of thank you letter from UMNO-MCA Alliance secretary TH Tan at the instruction of Tunku Abdul HSL.17.042 3/4/1954 Digitized Open Rahman to acting chief secretary D Gray, re: Alliance telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Copy of letter from acting chief secretary D Gray at the instruction of the deputy High Commissioner, re: HSL.17.043 2/4/1954 Digitized Open Alliance telegram transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Cover letter from TH Tan at MCA Hq, re: UMNO-MCA HSL.17.044 3/3/1954 petition to the High Commissioner and the Rulers, Digitized Open enclosing:

Draft of petition to the High Commissioner and the Rulers, against some of the majority recommendations HSL.17.044a Undated in the Report of the Committee appointed to examine Digitized Open the question of elections to the Federal Legislative Council. (17.44a/1 - 13)

Draft of UMNO-MCA petition to the High Commissioner and the Rulers of the Malay states, for minimum effective elected majority in the Federal Legislative HSL.17.044b 1/3/1954 Digitized Open Council and for the acceptance of all the other recommendations of the National Convention held on 14/02/1954. (17.44b/1 - 4)

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First two drafts of UMNO-MCA petition on federal elections to the High Commissioner and the Rulers, one HSL.17.044c Undated Digitized Open dated March 1954 with a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights attached. (17.44c/1 - 11)

Copy of statement by Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman and a MCA statement, for release to the press (undated), in HSL.17.045 Undated reply to allegations by the member for Home Affairs Digitized Open Onn bin Ja'afar, reported in the Malay Mail on 25/02/1954. (17.45/1 - 2)

Copy of the petition to the High Commissioner and the Rulers of the Malay states against some of the majority recommendations in the Report of the Committee HSL.17.046 14/2/1954 Digitized Open appointed to examine the question of elections to the Federal Legislative Council. Petition signed by National Convention chairman and vice-chairman. (17.46/1 - 8)

Copy of memo by HSL on the Emergency, submitted to HSL.17.047 28/5/1950 Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies James Digitized Open Griffiths. (17.47/1 - 5)

Press release and other announcements re: UMNO- MCA Alliance delegation to Sultan of Selangor to HSL.17.048 3/7/1954 Digitized Open present petition for adequate representation in federal Legislative Council. (17.48/1 -5)

Programme for UMNO-MCA Alliance delegation to HSL.17.049 8/7/1954 Sultan of Selangor on 08/07/1954, re: petition for more Digitized Open representation in Legislative Council: (48.49/1 - 4)

UMNO-MCA Alliance petition to Sultan of Selangor on HSL.17.050 8/7/1954 more representation at federal Legislative Council. Digitized Open (17.50/1-4)

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