Folio No: HSL.004 Folio Title: Road to independence (Merdeka talks) Content Description: Notes of meetings of representatives of Alliance and the Rulers (1955 -1956); briefing for delegation to London by High Commissioner to Malaya Donald McGillivray

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Memo from the Chief Minister. Re: renewal of Exchange HSL.4.001 Undated Digitized Open Control Ordinance 1953

HSL.4.002 6/1/1956 Terms of reference for special independent commission Digitized Open

HSL.4.003 6/1/1956 The public services - the decisions of the delegation Digitized Open

HSL.4.004 6/1/1956 Internal Security and Defence - decisions of the delegation Digitized Open

Letter from Alliance Hq to Rulers-Alliance delegation to HSL.4.005 27/12/1955 London, enclosing notes on meetings on public service and Digitized Open defence.

Notes on meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on HSL.4.005a 21/12/1955 Digitized Open defence held on 21/12/1955

Notes on meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on HSL.4.005b 21/12/1955 Digitized Open defence held on 21/12/1955

HSL.4.007 Undated Notes on internal defence and security. (4.7/1 - 4) Digitized Open

HSL.4.007a Undated Appendix A - Federation Regular Army Digitized Open

HSL.4.007b Undated Appendix B - Expansion of Federation Army Digitized Open

HSL.4.007c Undated Federation Volunteer Forces Digitized Open

HSL.4.007d Undated Federation Police. Digitized Open

HSL.4.007e Undated The Home Guard Digitized Open

HSL.4.007f Undated Defence and Internal Security. Digitized Open

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HSL.4.008 Undated Notes on finance. (4.8/1 - 3) Digitized Open

Letter from Alliance Hq, enclosing notes on Rulers-Alliance HSL.4.009 24/12/1955 Digitized Open Working Party meeting on defence held on 19/12/1955

Notes on meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on HSL.4.009a 19/12/1955 Digitized Open defence held on 19/12/1955

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing notes of meeting of HSL.4.010 17/12/1955 Digitized Open representatives of Rulers and Alliance held on 12/12/1955.

Notes on meeting of representatives of Rulers and Alliance HSL.4.010a 12/12/1955 Digitized Open held on 12/12/1955.

Letter from Alliance Hq to all members of Rulers-Alliance delegation to London, enclosing :(1) minutes of 2nd meeting between representatives of Rulers and Alliance held on 12/12/1955 together with letter from Chief HSL.4.011 14/12/1955 Minister on internal security; (2) notes of second meeting Digitized Open between representatives of the Rulers and Alliance held on 12/12/1955; (3) Notes of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on finance held on 12/12/1955 together with letter from Alliance Secretary TH Tan to Minister of Transport.

Minutes of 2nd meeting between Rulers' representatives HSL.4.011a 12/12/1955 and Alliance held on 12/12/1955 on the Delegation to Digitized Open London.

Notes of meeting of representatives of Rulers of , HSL.4.011b 12/12/1955 , Perak, and Johor Re: and Alliance on delegation Digitized Open to London held on 12/12/1955.

Notes of meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on HSL.4.011c 12/12/1955 Digitized Open finance held on 12/12/1955.

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing notes of meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on finance held on HSL.4.012 5/12/1955 Digitized Open 02/12/1955 and letter acknowledging receipt. (Original and photocopy) (4.12/1 - 2)

Notes of meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on HSL.4.012a 2/12/1955 finance held on 02/12/1955. Re: Financial control by Digitized Open appointing a Minister of Finance.

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Letter from Alliance Hq asking HSL to obtain certain information for the guidance of Rulers-Alliance Working Party. These included statements on development HSL.4.013 2/12/1955 projects; costs of maintaining local armed forces, country's Digitized Open investments abroad; liabilities; set-up in the Treasury; hard currency earnings; and financial relationship between UK and Ceylon and between UK and Gold Coast.

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing notes of 1st meeting of HSL.4.014 2/12/1955 Rulers-Alliance Working Party on defence held on Digitized Open 28/11/1955.

Notes of 1st meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party held on 28/11/1955. Present: , Razak (for HSL.4.014a 28/11/1955 Digitized Open Alliance); Abdul Aziz and Nik Kamil (for Rulers); TH Tan and Abdul Kadir (Joint Secretaries).

Reminder from Alliance Secretary TH Tan for HSL to get permission from Federal Executive Council for Alliance HSL.4.015 6/12/1955 Digitized Open Working Party to discuss paper on Foreign Exchange Control.

Finalised proposal for financial provision for delegation to HSL.4.016 Undated Digitized Open London. (4.16/1 - 2)

Rulers-Alliance Working Party on defence agreement on HSL.4.017 Undated financial provisions for delegation to London in January Digitized Open 1956. (4.17/1 - 2)

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing secret notes on a HSL.4.018 1/12/1955 meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on finance held Digitized Open on 25/11/1955.

Notes on meeting of Rulers-Alliance meeting on finance held on 25/11/1955. Alliance represented by HSL and Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman and Rulers by Bukit Gantang and HSL.4.018a 1/12/1955 Seth with Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin and TH Tan as joint Digitized Open secretaries. Re: how Working Party should begin its inquiries. Terms of reference - finance and economic development.

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Draft report and recommendations of the Rulers-Alliance delegation to London. Members appointed by Alliance - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, Razak HSL.4.019 Undated bin Hussein, HSL, and V T Sambanthan. Secretaries - Abdul Digitized Open Kadir bin Shamsuddin and TH Tan. The Rulers of Perak, Johore, Selangor and Negri Sembilan we Re: represented by their Mentris Besar and Kelantan by .

Report in Malay Mail. Heading - Merdeka mission to stick as one. Re: representatives of Rulers and Alliance to act as HSL.4.020 Undated Digitized Open single delegation during sea journey and stay in London in early January 1955.

HSL.4.021 24/11/1955 Straits Times editorial on MCA stand on citizenship. Digitized Open

Malay Mail report heading - What the Alliance mission will HSL.4.022 24/11/1955 be seeking in London. Mission to seek full powers for Digitized Open Alliance to administer self-governing .

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing copy of letter from HSL.4.023 29/11/1955 Financial Secretary C J Thomas and notes on financial Digitized Open provisions for the delegation to London.

Copy of letter from Financial Secretary C J Thomas to the HSL.4.023a 24/11/1955 Chief Minister. Re: advice on financial provisions for the Digitized Open delegation to London.

Notes of meeting of a committee appointed to advise on financial provisions for the delegation to London held on 23/11/1955. Present: Minister for Transport HSL, Minister for Natural Resources Dr Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, Johore's HSL.4.023b 23/11/1955 Digitized Open deputy Mentri Besar Mohd Seth bin Mohd Sa'aid, Secretary to Treasury C R Forsyth, (in the absence of Financial Secretary C J Thomas), and Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin, joint secretary to London delegation.

London's St James Court pamphlet on room rates, HSL.4.024 Undated Digitized Open furnished and unfurnished, and meal charges. (4.24/1 - 2)

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Letter from Alliance Hq. to Mrs Tanner, returning notes of meeting of committee appointed to advise on financial provisions for London delegation, held on 23/11/1955; HSL.4.025 29/11/1955 Digitized Open amendments to notes of meeting; and copy of letter from Financial Secretary C J Thomas to Chief Minister dated 24/11/1955.

Amendments to notes of a meeting between HSL.4.026 23/11/1955 representatives of the Rulers and Alliance with Financial Digitized Open Secretary held on 23/11/1955.

Letter from HSL's secretary to TH Tan. Re: delegation to HSL.4.027 28/11/1955 London. Call for meeting on 30/11/1955 to discuss financial Digitized Open provisions for London.

Notes on first meeting of Rulers-Alliance Working Party on defence held on 28/11/1955. Re: memo on defence and HSL.4.028 28/11/1955 internal security examining the position when Malaya Digitized Open attains (1) self-government and (2) independence. (4.28/1 - 7)

Letter from Mohd Seth bin Sa'aid to Financial Secretary. HSL.4.029 27/11/1955 Re: amendment in subsistence allowance for delegation to Digitized Open London.

Note from Financial Secretary. Re: amendment on HSL.4.030 Undated paragraph numbering in notes on financial provisions for Digitized Open delegation to London.

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing notes of meeting HSL.4.031 24/11/1955 between representatives of the Rulers and Alliance with Digitized Open Financial Secretary held on 23/11/1955

Notes of meeting between representatives of the Rulers HSL.4.031a 23/11/1955 and Alliance with Financial Secretary held on 23/11/1955. Digitized Open Re: financial provisions for delegation to London.

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing Background Notes (first HSL.4.032 23/11/1955 meeting between representatives of Rulers and Alliance Digitized Open held on 18/11/1955 and minutes of the same meeting.

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Background notes based on first meeting between representatives of Rulers and Alliance with High HSL.4.032a 18/11/1955 Digitized Open Commissioner Donald McGillivray held on 18/11/1955. Re: London talks.

Minutes of first meeting of representatives of Rulers and Alliance held on 18/11/1955. High Commissioner to Malaya HSL.4.032b 18/11/1955 Digitized Open Donald McGillivray addressed meeting on matters relating to Merdeka talks in London. Rulers' representatives.

Memo from Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman to British Principal Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs Alan HSL.4.033 Undated Lennox-Boyd. Re: constitution, High Commissioner's veto, Digitized Open internal security, finance, public services, Malayanisation, British advisers, amnesty offer to communist terrorists.

Note on finance matters for London talks. Loose sheet. No HSL.4.034 Undated Digitized Open addressee.

Letter from Alliance Hq enclosing letter from secretary to Abdul Rahim together with note on HSL.4.035 23/11/1955 Digitized Open the public services prepared by Mohd Seth bin Mohd Sa'aid.

Copy of covering letter from Asst. Secretary to Conference HSL.4.035a 22/11/1955 of Rulers Abdul Rahim with seven copies of note on public Digitized Open services for members of delegation to London.

Notes and points for discussion on public services prepared HSL.4.035b Undated Digitized Open by Mohd Seth bin Mohd Sa'aid. Re: London talks.

Meeting of the Rulers-Alliance Delegation on 12/12/1955. HSL.4.036 7/12/1955 Digitized Open Notice of meeting and handwritten notes. (4.36/1 - 2)

Notes on Malayan armed services - Minister for Home HSL.4.037 Undated Digitized Open Affairs (4.37/1 - 14)

Notes on the Gold Coast compensation terms for HSL.4.038 Undated Digitized Open expatriates - 1950-56. Minister of Home Affairs (4.38/1 - 6)

Notice of meeting between representatives of Alliance and HSL.4.039 17/11/1955 Digitized Open Rulers on 18/11/55

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