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DM.009 Folio Title: Singapore Labour Front Content Description Folio No: DM.009 Folio Title: Singapore Labour Front Content Description: Official and unofficial correspondence with and of Labour Front, radio broadcasts of Chief Minister, election messages to Cairnhill constituency. Includes copies of Singapore Labour Front Constitution, The Four-Year Programme of the Labour Front, Manifesto of the Labour Party of Malaya, David Marshall's [comments] on the Singapore Constitution, 1959. Also includes correspondence: with Francis Thomas on party re-organisation; Labour Party of Malaya prior to its formation. Also includes: news articles from various newspapers on the 1955 Elections and the Labour Government, congratulatory messages and advertisements in the local press ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS List of questions and answers relating to Labour Front's DM.9.001 Undated Digitized Open policies and plans (drafts and duplicates) Letter from HR Armstrong to Hugh Savage of the Singapore Standard, forwarding, on behalf of the Chief DM.9.002 13/4/1955 Digitized Open Minister, a list of questions and answers relating to the Labour Front platform (re: DM.9.1) Campaign flyer and manifesto of MPD Nair for the 2 Apr DM.9.003 28/2/1955 Digitized Open 1955 elections DM.9.004 Undated Constitution of the Singapore Labour Front Digitized Open Draft of a letter to a newspaper editor (unnamed) re: DM.9.005 Undated Digitized Open status of the Labour Front Editorial of the Malaya Merdeka weekly entitled 'Well DM.9.006 7/4/1955 done! Singapore Malays", re: the success of the Malays in Digitized Open the elections News item from Utusan Melayu entitled "Seletar DM.9.007 22/4/1955 labourers oppose Labour Front's motion asking MPD Nair Digitized Open to become its member" (translated from Malay) DM.9.008 15/4/1955 Notice of meeting of Labour Front on 17 Apr 1955 Digitized Open Report of Lim Choong Mong being elected Leader of the DM.9.009 Undated Digitized Open Progressive Party in the Legislative Assembly 1 of 8 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter to William Tan, Leader of the Democratic Party, DM.9.010 7/5/1955 from Mak Pak Shee with the Chief Minister's suggested Digitized Open allocation of broadcasts amongst the political parties Draft of a radio speech, justifying the actions of the DM.9.011 Undated Digitized Open Labour Front Campaign flyer of the Labour Front [in English and DM.9.012 Undated Digitized Open Chinese] DM.9.013 Undated Letter enclosing payment to CH Koh from David Marshall Digitized Open Reminder from CH Koh of payment due from David DM.9.014 28/4/1955 Digitized Open Marshall Reply to letter from S Jaganathan to Labour Front DM.9.015 3/5/1955 Digitized Open Executive and seeking suggestions Letter from S Jaganathan to Labour Front Executive re DM.9.016 30/4/1955 unsatisfactory position of Labour Front City Councillors Digitized Open and policy of Malayanisation. Notice of first meeting of Donation Committee on 7 May DM.9.017 30/4/1955 Digitized Open 1955 News item from Reuters quoting the Manchester DM.9.018 29/4/1955 Guardian on David Marshall experimenting with a Digitized Open democratic government Copy of a newspaper article in the Manchester Guardian DM.9.019 4/4/1955 Digitized Open reporting on "The Singapore Elections" List of advertisements in the Nanyang Siang Pau DM.9.020 12/4/1955 Digitized Open congratulating members of the Legislative Assembly List of advertisements in the Sin Chew Jit Poh and Chung DM.9.021 12/4/1955 Shing Jit Pao congratulating members of the Legislative Digitized Open Assembly Article on the Singapore Elections in The New Statesman DM.9.022 9/4/1955 Digitized Open and Nation 2 of 8 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter from Tan Su Tiong proposing that the Great DM.9.023 4/4/1955 Eastern Trade Fair grounds be turned into an amusement Digitized Open park [in Chinese, with English translation] Article and photo about the Chief Minister at a meet-the DM.9.024 28/4/1955 Digitized Open public session [in Chinese with English translation] Letter addressed to M Braga from J Booklyn of Sydney, Australia and forwarded to the Chief Minister, enclosing DM.9.025 12/4/1955 Digitized Open news clippings from the Sydney Daily Mirror and the Sydney Sun on the elections Request to Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat to vet a draft DM.9.026 21/4/1955 letter stating the terms of accepting a Ministry and if the Digitized Open letter may be read over radio Draft of declaration by Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat and DM.9.027 Undated on behalf of his UMNO/MCA Malay Union Alliance fellow Digitized Open Assemblymen to the Chief Minister DM.9.028 Undated The Four-Year Programme of the Labour Front Digitized Open Letter to the Editor of Nanyang Siang Pau thanking the DM.9.029 22/4/1955 hawkers of Alexandra Road for their congratulatory Digitized Open advertisement Suggestion by George Thomson to thank the hawkers DM.9.030 16/4/1955 Digitized Open through the newspaper English translation of advertisement by Alexandra Road hawkers congratulating David Marshall, Lim Yew Hock, DM.9.031 7/4/1955 Digitized Open Lee Choon Eng and Mak Pak Shee on their elections as Assemblymen Daily Digest of Non-English Press, No. 79/55 issued by the DM.9.032 7/4/1955 Digitized Open Public Relations Office, Singapore DM.9.033 22/4/1955 Reply to PRO George Thomson (re DM.9.30) Digitized Open Request from DR Seenivasagam for Labour Front DM.9.034 22/4/1955 manifesto and other leaflets that may help in the Digitized Open formation of a proposed "Front" in Malaya. 3 of 8 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter enclosing Labour Front literature to DR DM.9.035 26/4/1955 Digitized Open Seenivasagam Letter to Lim Choon Mong, Leader of the Progressive Party, from Mak Pak Shee with the Chief Minister's DM.9.036 7/5/1955 Digitized Open suggested allocation of broadcasts amongst the political parties Letter to Lee Kuan Yew, Leader of the People's Action Party, from Mak Pak Shee with the Chief Minister's DM.9.037 7/5/1955 Digitized Open suggested allocation of broadcasts amongst the political parties Letter to Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat from Mak Pak Shee with the Chief Minister's suggested allocation of DM.9.038 7/5/1955 Digitized Open broadcasts amongst the political parties; the Alliance Party is included with the Government Parties Handwritten notes of Douglas Foster on the Labour Front DM.9.039 2/5/1955 Digitized Open Plan and the Trade Unions Plan Notice of meeting of the Labour Front Executive DM.9.040 4/5/1955 Digitized Open Committee on 7 May 1955 Article from Venture on the outcome of the Singapore DM.9.041 5/1955 Digitized Open Elections Article entitled 'Labour Government in Singapore' in DM.9.042 4/1955 Digitized Open Monthly Survey of Malaya, The Straits Times Typed text of notes of Douglas Foster on the Labour DM.9.043 Undated Digitized Open Front Plan and the Trade Unions Plan (DM.9.39) Letter from Vernon Bartlett making fair comments about DM.9.044 3/5/1955 Digitized Open Bill Simmons DM.9.045 2/5/1955 Fan letter from Klang, Malaysia Digitized Open A Paper on the Present Industrial Unrest in Singapore with a Study of Its Causes and a Fighting Programme for DM.9.046 15/5/1955 Digitized Open the Labour Government by AR Lazarous sent to the Chief Minister 4 of 8 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Notice of Emergency Meeting of the Consultative Body, DM.9.047 26/5/1955 Digitized Open Singapore Labour Front on 28 May 1955 Letter to CH Koh to members of the Labour Front re: DM.9.048 29/4/1955 Digitized Open membership application forms Petition to President of the City Council from labourers of DM.9.049 24/5/1955 the City Council Cleansing Department requesting action Digitized Open against a colleague who threatened Labour Front voters Reminder to Labour Front members for monthly DM.9.050 27/5/1955 Digitized Open contribution towards Party fund Request from Francis Thomas to clarify Labour Front's DM.9.051 31/5/1955 position vis-à-vis the different political groups in the Digitized Open Federation DM.9.052 1/6/1955 Receipt for payment towards Party fund Digitized Open Notice of meeting of Consultative Body, Labour Front on DM.9.053 3/6/1955 Digitized Open 8 Jun 1955 Text of a speech by the Chief Minister at the Raffles DM.9.054 6/6/1955 Digitized Open Institution Founder's Day Ceremony on 6 Jun 1955 Notice of meeting of Consultative Body, Labour Front on DM.9.055 2/6/1955 Digitized Open 6 Jun 1955 Report on staffing Senior Officers Post at the Electricity DM.9.056 Undated Digitized Open Department (Staff 593/52) DM.9.057 Undated Manifesto of the Labour Party of Malaya Digitized Open Letter from Tan Phock Kin to The Labour Front, enclosing DM.9.058 12/6/1955 the Manifesto of the Labour Party of Malaya, and Digitized Open requesting assistance in the elections campaign Reply to Tan Phock Kin, declining assistance from the DM.9.059 11/6/1955 Labour Front in view of the association with the UMNO- Digitized Open MCA Malay Union 5 of 8 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Denial from Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat re: attendance at DM.9.060 14/6/1955 an All-Parties Meeting called by the People's Action Party, Digitized Open with newspaper clipping on the meeting Request to Labour Front Members to set up Branch DM.9.061 16/6/1955 offices and committees in connection with the Digitized Open membership campaign drive Notice of meeting of Consultative Body, Labour Front on DM.9.062 22/6/1955
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