The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers
Folio No: TCL.003 Folio Title: Correspondence (1940, 1943-60) Content Description: Correspondence relating to the Oversea-Chinese Association, post-war reconstruction of Malaya, Malayan Chinese League, All-Malaya National Congress, Sino-British co- operation, the Emergency, formation of the MCA Singapore Branch, TCL's Perak tour and grenade accident, the position of the Chinese, resignation of Dato' Onn as Mentri Besar of Johor, reorganization of the MCA, UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance, Alliance platform papers, TCL honoured by the Sultan of Johor, TCL acting as Officer Administering the Government of Malacca, etc.
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Letter from B. Bruntor assuring TCL of his help in the TCL.003.001 Undated Digitized Open settlement of squatters.
Letter to L.J. Knight, Chief Police Officer, Johor, TCL.003.002 Undated Digitized Open concerning some earlier discussions in Singapore.
TCL.003.003 Undated List of names of a certain committee. Digitized Open
Telegram to Sarangapany expressing regret at not TCL.003.004 Undated Digitized Open being able to accept something.
Letter from Lie Kian Kiem, Pusat Persatuan Tionghoa, TCL.003.005 Undated Jakarta, requesting an article for a magazine. In Digitized Open Bahasa Indonesia.
Press cutting on the Emergency in Malaya by TCL.003.006 Undated Timothy Y. Lee, Ta Kung Pao. In Chinese. Badly Digitized Open Damaged.
Press Cutting on immigrants in Malaya by Timothy Y. TCL.003.007 Undated Digitized Open Lee, Ta Kung Pao. In Chinese. Badly damaged.
Last 2 pages of an unsigned letter re: Chinese TCL.003.008 Undated Digitized Open economic position in Malaya.
Unsigned page from a statement by a political TCL.003.009 Undated Digitized Open detainee.
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Group photograph taken in front of the Malacca TCL.003.010 Undated Digitized Open Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Damaged.
TCL.003.011 Undated 2 visiting cards of Ling She Chong. Digitized Open
TCL.003.012 Undated Notes about a house. Digitized Open
TCL.003.013 15/2/1940 Last page of letter from Yeap Kong Tew. In Chinese. Digitized Open
Typed copy of telegram from K.L. Yuen requesting TCL.003.014 1943 confidential memorandum on Malaya. For Digitized Open memorandum see TCL.003.035a.
Letters between TCL and Lt. C.T. de B. Whitehouse, TCL.003.015 24/1/1943 Digitized Open RINR, re: Walter Fletcher's visit to Bangalore.
Letters between TCL and Lt. C.T. de B. Whitehouse, TCL.003.015a 18/1/1943 Digitized Open RINR, re: Walter Fletcher's visit to Bangalore.
Letters between TCL and Lt. C.T. de B. Whitehouse, TCL.003.015b 15/1/1943 Digitized Open RINR, re: Walter Fletcher's visit to Bangalore.
Letters between TCL and Lt. C.T. de B. Whitehouse, TCL.003.015c 7/1/1943 Digitized Open RINR, re: Walter Fletcher's visit to Bangalore.
Telegram from Fletcher announcing his arrival in TCL.003.016 19/1/1943 Digitized Open Bangalore.
Telegram from Fletcher announcing his arrival in TCL.003.017 14/1/1943 Digitized Open Bangalore.
TCL.003.018- Notes re: proposed Oversea-Chinese Association. 2 Undated Digitized Open 018a copies.
Telegram from J.L. Milne requesting assistance for TCL.003.019 23/1/1943 Digitized Open Fletcher.
Letter from Fletcher re: formation of proposed TCL.003.020 30/1/1943 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association.
TCL.003.021 /2/1943 Letter to Fletcher re: same. See also TCL.016.006. Digitized Open
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Memo from Fletcher to General Berresford-Pierce TCL.003.022 4/3/1943 asking the latter to obtain letters of introduction Digitized Open from TCL for himself.
Letter of introduction for Fletcher to General Wu TCL.003.023 5/3/1943 Digitized Open Teh-Chen, Oversea-Chinese Bureau, Chungking.
TCL.003.023a 5/3/1943 The same to Chan Yew Bee, Chungking. Digitized Open
TCL.003.023b 5/3/1943 The same to C.H. Wang, Chungking. Digitized Open
TCL.003.023c 5/3/1943 The same to C.Y. Yeh, Chungking. Digitized Open
TCL.003.023d 5/3/1943 The same to Tan Hong Ghim, Chungking. Digitized Open
Letter to Fletcher about the people he should meet TCL.003.024 7/3/1943 Digitized Open in Chungking. Damaged.
Letter from Captain J.W.A. Newhouse, RA, thanking TCL.003.025 12/3/1943 him on behalf of Fletcher for the letters of Digitized Open introduction.
Telegram from Fletcher re: formation of the TCL.003.026 13/3/1943 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association.
TCL.003.027- Letters to Newhouse acknowledging receipt of 17/3/1943 Digitized Open 027a TCL.003.025. 2 copies.
Letters from K.L. Yuen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TCL.003.028 18/3/1943 Chungking, re: position of the Chinese in Malaya Digitized Open after the war.
Letter from Fletcher re: delayed departure for TCL.003.029 30/3/1943 Digitized Open Chungking.
TCL.003.029a 6/4/1943 Letter of introduction for Fletcher to K.L. Yuen. Digitized Open
Letter to Y.Y. Chen, Chinese Vice-Consul in Calcutta, TCL.003.030 3/4/1943 agreeing to write a confidential memorandum on Digitized Open Malaya for K.L. Yuen
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Letters between TCL, Wen-Tsau Wu and Y.Y. Chen TCL.003.030a 10/4/1943 Digitized Open re: above memorandum and its despatch.
Letters between TCL, Wen-Tsau Wu and Y.Y. Chen TCL.003.030b 15/4/1943 Digitized Open re: above memorandum and its despatch.
Letters between TCL, Wen-Tsau Wu and Y.Y. Chen TCL.003.030c 15/4/1943 Digitized Open re: above memorandum and its despatch.
Letters between TCL, Wen-Tsau Wu and Y.Y. Chen TCL.003.030d 25/4/1943 Digitized Open re: above memorandum and its despatch.
Letters between TCL, Wen-Tsau Wu and Y.Y. Chen TCL.003.030e 16/4/1943 Digitized Open re: above memorandum and its despatch.
TCL.003.031 6/4/1943 Letter to Fletcher re: his proposed trip to Chungking. Digitized Open
Letter from Bishop Edwin F. Lee, former Methodist TCL.003.032 9/4/1943 Bishop of Malaysia and the Philippines, re: personal Digitized Open matters and enclosing:
Letter of introduction to be used should TCL wish to TCL.003.032a 19/4/1943 Digitized Open visit the USA.
Letters between TCL and Newhouse re: formation of TCL.003.033 12/4/1943 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association. See also TCL.20.2-4.
Letters between TCL and Newhouse re: formation of TCL.003.033a 5/5/1943 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association. See also TCL.20.2-4.
Letters between TCL and Newhouse re: formation of TCL.003.033b 12/4/1943 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association. See also TCL.20.2-4.
Letters between TCL and Newhouse re: formation of TCL.003.033c 17/4/1953 Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association. See also TCL.20.2-4.
Draft of telegram to Y.Y. Chen informing him that TCL.003.034 29/4/1943 the memorandum for K.L. Yuen is ready for Digitized Open collection.
TCL.003.035 30/4/1943 Letter to K.L. Yuen enclosing: Digitized Open
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"Memorandum on Post-war Problems especially TCL.003.035a Undated those affecting British Malaya". Damaged. For Digitized Open comments from Whitehouse see TCL.003.051.
Letter from Newhouse inquiring TCL’s contacts with TCL.003.036 1/5/1943 Digitized Open overseas Chinese from countries other than Malaya.
TCL.003.037 3/5/1943 Fragment of a telegram from TCL to Y.Y. Chen. Digitized Open
Letter from Y.Y. Chen acknowledging receipt of a TCL.003.038 6/5/1943 Digitized Open letter and telegram.
Letter from K.L. Yuen thanking TCL for the TCL.003.039 8/5/1943 completed memorandum and arranging for its Digitized Open despatch.
Letter to Y.Y. Chen requesting confirmation of the TCL.003.040 24/5/1943 receipt of the memorandum for transmission to K.L. Digitized Open Yuen in Chungking.
Letter from Y.Y. Chen acknowledging receipt of TCL.003.041 25/5/1943 Digitized Open memorandum.
Letter to Newhouse agreeing to the suggestion TCL.003.042 9/6/1943 below and forwarding a letter from Heah Wing Chew Digitized Open with latest information about Singapore.
Letter from Newhouse re: formation of Oversea- TCL.003.042a 19/5/1943 Chinese Association and suggesting the setting up of Digitized Open an Executive Committee.
Letter to Fletcher re: possible supporters for the TCL.003.042b 17/2/1943 Oversea-Chinese Association and suggesting Digitized Open objectives for the proposed association.
Letter from Fletcher acknowledging receipt of TCL's TCL.003.042c 12/2/1943 Digitized Open letter.
Letter from Koh Choon Hong re: setting up of a TCL.003.043 15/8/1943 Malayan Club and Offering to serve in any branch of Digitized Open the British forces.
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Letter to Newhouse recommending Koh Choon Hong TCL.003.043a 18/9/1943 Digitized Open for service in any capacity.
Letter re: Tunku Mahyddeen's memorandum and TCL.003.044 9/10/1943 the Japanese reaction to the formation of the Digitized Open Oversea-Chinese Association. Signature illegible.
Letter to K.L. Yuen regretting not meeting him in TCL.003.045 18/10/1943 Digitized Open Bombay.
Telegram from K.L. Yuen announcing his arrival in TCL.003.045a 7/9/1943 Digitized Open Bombay.
Letter from K.L. Yuen re: his posting to the Chinese TCL.003.045b 28/8/1943 Digitized Open Consulate-General in New York.
Letter from K.L. Yuen announcing his arrival in TCL.003.045c 26/9/1943 Digitized Open Calcutta and hoping to meet TCL in Bombay.
Letter to the Officer Commanding, Inter-Services Topographical Dept. ISTD), SEAC, New Delhi, TCL.003.046 12/3/1944 Digitized Open verifying maps of Johor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan.
Letter from ISTD requesting assistance in checking TCL.003.046a 22/2/1944 Digitized Open accuracy of enclosed maps.
Letter to the Officer Commanding, ISTD, verifying TCL.003.046b 10/2/1944 Digitized Open other maps.
TCL.003.046c Undated Notes on maps. Digitized Open
Cover letter from ISTD, same as TCL.3.46a, TCL.003.046d 28/1/1944 requesting assistance in checking accuracy of Digitized Open additional maps.
Letter of thanks from ISTD advising TCL re: TCL.003.047 19/3/1944 Digitized Open purchasing the maps.
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Letter to Director, Survey Directorate, Govt. of India, TCL.003.048 9/4/1944 applying for the purchase of a map of Johor, Malacca Digitized Open and Negri Sembilan.
Photograph of a letter from Mrs Barbara Oppenheim TCL.003.049 27/2/1945 Digitized Open re: TCL's contribution towards notes for her book.
Letter form Mrs Oppenheim re: her book on Malaya TCL.003.049a 19/3/1944 Digitized Open and requesting information about TCL's family, etc.
Letter from Henry Oppenheim re: Malayan Planning TCL.003.049b 12/8/1944 Digitized Open Unit and other Malayan personalities and affairs.
Letter from Oppenheim requesting assistance for his TCL.003.049c 3/7/1944 Digitized Open wife's book.
Letter from W.J.K. Stark, Office of the Malayan Representative in India, enclosing Chinese memorial TCL.003.050 8/1/1945 Digitized Open submitted to Sir Samuel Wilson in 1932 referred to in TCL.001.032 and TCL.009.004). Enclosure lacking.
Letter from Whitehouse commenting on TCL's memorandum to the Colonial Office and on the TCL.003.051 10/2/1945 Digitized Open post-war reconstruction of Malaya. For memorandum see TCL.003.035a.
TCL.003.052 25/8/1945 Post Office receipt. Digitized Open
Letter from E. Maurice Glover to S.Q. Wong, TCL.003.053 30/12/1947 Chairman, Board of Directors, resigning as Managing Digitized Open Editor of the Malayan Tribune.
TCL.003.054 1/1/1948 Some scribbled notes. Digitized Open
TCL.003.055 6/1/1948 Letter from Ungku Abdullah bin Omar enclosing: Digitized Open
Letter from Ungku Abdullah to Malcolm MacDonald, TCL.003.055a 5/1/1948 Governor-General, Malayan Union, pressing for Digitized Open independence for Malaya.
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Letter from Sir Eric Macfadyen urging TCL "to work [on] the new constitution and to function as a TCL.003.056 12/1/1948 Digitized Open standing constitutional committee [member]". Damaged.
Invitation from J.E. Arokiam, Hon. Secretary, TCL.003.057 8/2/1948 Malacca Local Indian Congress, to attend the Digitized Open immersion ceremony of Gandhi's ashes.
Telegram from Sarangapany requesting TCL to TCL.003.058 9/2/1948 Digitized Open address a Gandhi condolence meeting.
Letter of thanks from General Sir Neil Ritchie for TCL.003.059 9/4/1948 Digitized Open hospitality received
TCL.003.060 5/5/1948 Letter from Ritchie returning a book. Digitized Open
Letter from MacDonald re: personal matters. TCL.003.061 5/5/1948 Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter of thanks from Lady Catherine Ritchie for TCL.003.062 8/5/1948 Digitized Open photographs received.
Letter to MacDonald welcoming his return to TCL.003.063 8/5/1948 Digitized Open Malaya. Damaged.
Letter from MacDonald arranging for a lunch TCL.003.064 14/5/1948 Digitized Open meeting. Damaged.
Letter to Macfadyen replying to TCL.003.056. TCL.003.065 9/6/1948 Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter from Garland Evans Hopkins, Associate Secretary, Board of Missions and Church Extension TCL.003.066 19/6/1948 Digitized Open of the Methodist Church, New York, requesting information about the Malayan Chinese League.
Letter from Bishop Ferguson Davie re: racialism in TCL.003.067 19/8/1948 Digitized Open South Africa and enclosing:
TCL.003.067a Undated Press cutting from a South African newspaper. Digitized Open
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Letter from Thio Chan Bee re: communal unity in TCL.003.068 23/8/1948 Digitized Open Malaya.
Letter from Lim Kean Chye re: Sinophobia among TCL.003.069 30/8/1948 Digitized Open British ex-Malayan officials.
Letter to Lim Kean Chye replying to above and TCL.003.069a 8/9/1948 Digitized Open describing work of Malayan Chinese League.
TCL.003.070 4/9/1948 Letter Thio Chan Bee on miscellaneous matters. Digitized Open
Last page of a 2-page letter to Lim Kean Chye re: TCL.003.071 8/9/1948 Digitized Open post-war rehabilitation of estates.
Letter thanking TCL for a copy of his speech. TCL.003.072 7/10/1948 Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter from Thomas, House of Commons, thanking TCL.003.073 29/10/1948 TCL for a copy of his speech. Signature illegible. Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter from Hamzah Hadji Taib of Johor Bahru. Badly TCL.003.074 1/11/1948 Digitized Open damaged.
Letter to Hamzah replying to above and supporting TCL.003.075 8/11/1948 formation of All-Malaya National Congress. Badly Digitized Open damaged.
Letter from Ungku Abdullah bin Omar. Badly TCL.003.076 15/11/1948 Digitized Open damaged.
Letter from Gunn Lay Teik re: Chinese rights in TCL.003.077 16/11/1948 Digitized Open Malaya.
Last page of a 3-page letter to Yong Shook Lin re: a TCL.003.078 21/11/1948 Digitized Open "movement".
Letter from Robert H.V. Rintoul re: Sino-British co- TCL.003.079 31/12/1948 Digitized Open operation in Malaya.
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Letter of thanks from the Private Secretary to the TCL.003.080 3/1/1949 High Commissioner for publications received. Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter to H.C. Taussig of the Eastern World re: purchasing shares of the company and suggesting TCL.003.081 4/1/1949 Digitized Open names of distribution agents. For reply see TCL.021.017.
TCL.003.082 13/1/1949 Letter of thanks from E.J. Warner for a gift. Digitized Open
Letter from Mrs Violet Helliwell accepting invitation TCL.003.083 20/1/1949 Digitized Open as TCL's guest.
Letter from Haji Ibrahim T.Y. Ma, Consul of the TCL.003.084 24/1/1949 Digitized Open Republic of China in Ipoh, re: the MCA. Damaged.
Letter from the Resident Commissioner's Office re: TCL.003.085 24/1/1949 Sir Henry Gurney's visit to Malacca. Signature Digitized Open illegible. Badly damaged.
TCL.003.086 25/1/1949 Letter of thanks from Sir Arnold Robinson for a gift. Digitized Open
Letter from Szu Chia Chu, Vice-Consul of the Republic of China in Malacca, asking TCL for TCL.003.087 22/1/1949 information on Chinese immigrants into Malacca and Digitized Open the economic situation of the straits-born Chinese. Damaged.
Letter of thanks to S.W. Topsom, Anglo-French & TCL.003.088 5/2/1949 Digitized Open Bendixsens, for a gift.
Letter from Rintoul urging TCL to counteract UMNO TCL.003.089 7/2/1949 Digitized Open propaganda.
Letter to Haji Ibrahim Ma re: MCA and Sino-Malay TCL.003.090 7/2/1949 Digitized Open co-operation.
Letter from the private secretary to Moulana TCL.003.091 9/2/1949 Mohamed Abdul Aleen Siddiqui acknowledging Digitized Open receipt of a letter.
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Letter from Richard Sidney, Editor of Young TCL.003.092 1949 Malayans, asking for financial assistance for the Digitized Open magazine.
Letter from Tan Soon Keng giving names of the TCL.003.093 1949 Digitized Open bride, the bridegroom and their relatives.
Letter from Haji Ibrahim Ma re: MCA and Sino-Malay TCL.003.094 15/2/1949 Digitized Open co-operation.
Letter from Topsom acknowledging receipt of TCL's TCL.003.095 18/2/1949 Digitized Open book, Malayan Problems. Damaged.
Letter from MacDonald inviting TCL to dinner with TCL.003.096 9/1/1949 Sir William Strang, Permanent Under-Secretary of Digitized Open State, Foreign Office. Badly damaged.
Letter from Haji Ibrahim Ma re: MCA draft TCL.003.097 23/2/1949 Digitized Open constitution and his book on Islam.
Unsigned letter to Toh Eng Hoe supporting TCL's TCL.003.097a 23/2/1949 Digitized Open election as first President of MCA.
Letter from Han Swee Inn, Sing Pin Jih Pao, congratulating TCL on his election as MCA President TCL.003.098 1/3/1949 Digitized Open and requesting permission to print his speech. Badly damaged.
Letter from Lien Ying Chow congratulating TCL on his TCL.003.099 2/3/1949 election as MCA President and setting out his views Digitized Open on Sino-Malay relations.
Letter from E.L.S. Jennings, Assistant Editor, Straits TCL.003.100 2/3/1949 Digitized Open Times. Badly damaged.
Letter from Timothy Y. Lee, Ta Kung Pao, re: TCL's TCL.003.101 3/3/1949 Digitized Open book, Malayan Problems.
Letter from Tan Kensin, Nanyang Siang Pau, asking TCL.003.102 3/3/1949 TCL to continue an article on the squatter problem. Digitized Open Badly damaged.
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Letter of thanks from Topsom for a copy of TCL's TCL.003.103 3/3/1949 Digitized Open speech.
Letter from Haji Ibrahim Ma re: the sales of the book TCL.003.104 5/3/1949 Digitized Open on Islam and the leadership of the MCA.
Letter of thanks from Wu Pak-Shing, Consul-General TCL.003.105 6/3/1949 of the Republic of China in Singapore, for publication Digitized Open received.
Letter from Wong Kim Long congratulating TCL on TCL.003.106 7/3/1949 his election as MCA President and expressing Digitized Open support for the MCA.
Letter to Lien Ying Chow re: Chinese in Malaya and TCL.003.107 10/3/1949 urging the formation of a Singapore branch of the Digitized Open MCA.
TCL.003.108 10/3/1949 Letter to Wong Kim Long replying to TCL.003.106. Digitized Open
Letter to Haji Ibrahim Ma re: his book on Islam and TCL.003.109 10/3/1949 Digitized Open TCL's forthcoming visit to Ipoh.
Letter from T.K. Swaminathan, Editor of New Asia. TCL.003.110 12/3/1949 Digitized Open Badly damaged.
Letter of thanks to Foo Yin Fong and Foo Yin Chew TCL.003.111 17/3/1949 Digitized Open for their hospitality in Ipoh.
Letters of thanks to Lau Pak Khuan, Haji Ibrahim Ma, TCL.003.112 17/3/1949 and Wu Lien-Teh for their hospitality in Ipoh. All 3 Digitized Open letters badly damaged.
Letters of thanks to Lau Pak Khuan, Haji Ibrahim Ma, TCL.003.112a 17/3/1949 and Wu Lien-Teh for their hospitality in Ipoh. All 3 Digitized Open letters badly damaged.
Letters of thanks to Lau Pak Khuan, Haji Ibrahim Ma, TCL.003.112b 17/3/1949 and Wu Lien-Teh for their hospitality in Ipoh. All 3 Digitized Open letters badly damaged.
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Letter to Yong Shook Lin re: TCL's trip to Kuala TCL.003.113 17/3/1949 Digitized Open Lumpur and Perak.
TCL.003.114 17/3/1949 Letter to Leong Yew Kok re: TCL's Perak tour. Digitized Open
Letter of thanks from the Governor of Singapore. TCL.003.115 17/3/1949 Digitized Open Badly damaged.
TCL.003.116 21/3/1949 Farewell letter from J.L. Milne. Damaged. Digitized Open
Letter from Wu Lien-Teh re: TCL's role and Perak TCL.003.117 22/3/1949 Digitized Open tour.
Letter of support from Yap Mau Tatt, Secretary, MCA TCL.003.118 22/3/1949 Digitized Open Negri Sembilan Branch.
Letter of thanks from HRH the Sultan of Pahang for a TCL.003.119 22/3/1949 Digitized Open gift. Damaged.
Letter of thanks from Topsom for publications TCL.003.120 23/3/1949 Digitized Open received.
Letter of thanks from Harry Basten, Singapore TCL.003.121 23/3/1949 Digitized Open Harbour Board, for publications received.
Letter from Haji Ibrahim Ma re: his book, TCL's TCL.003.122 24/3/1949 Digitized Open article and Perak tour.
TCL.003.123 30/3/1949 Letter to Topsom replying to TCL.003.120. Digitized Open
Letter to Lau Pak Khuan and Wong Kim Long re: a TCL.003.124 30/3/1949 Digitized Open speech to be made in Ipoh.
TCL.003.125 30/3/1949 Letter to Wu Lien-Teh re: the same. Digitized Open
Letter from someone from Hock Hoe Estate, Negri TCL.003.126 3/4/1949 Sembilan, about to move to Singapore. Signature Digitized Open illegible.
Typed copy of an article in the Straits Times, "Closer TCL.003.127 5/4/1949 Digitized Open Sino-Malay Relations", by Victor Purcell.
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Letter from Tan Liat Foo expressing shock at the TCL.003.128 12/4/1949 grenade incident which occurred during a meeting in Digitized Open Ipoh and in which TCL was injured. In Chinese.
TCL.003.129 12/4/1949 Translation of above. Digitized Open
Letter from Thio Chan Bee on the Singapore Labour Party and a United Malaya National Association TCL.003.130 20/4/1949 Digitized Open incorporating UMNO. MCA and other Malayan bodies.
Letter of Support from Chung Kon Seong, President, TCL.003.131 25/4/1949 Digitized Open Seremban Chinese Reading Circle.
Letter from Cheong Chee expressing good wishes for TCL's recovery from his injuries and enclosing a TCL.003.132 26/4/1949 Digitized Open letter from the Commission on Overseas Affair of China. Enclosure lacking.
TCL.003.133 27/4/1949 Letter to Chung Kon Seong replying to TCL.003.131. Digitized Open
Letter from Wu Lien-Teh re: grenade incident. Badly TCL.003.134 29/4/1949 Digitized Open damaged.
TCL.003.135 29/4/1949 Letter to Cheong Chee replying to TCL.003.132. Digitized Open
TCL.003.136 29/4/1949 Letter to Tan Liat Foo replying to TCL.003.128. Digitized Open
Letters from Pelgrave Simpson re: communist TCL.003.137 12/12/1945 Digitized Open success in China and TCL's grenade incident.
Letters from Pelgrave Simpson re: communist TCL.003.137a 30/4/1949 Digitized Open success in China and TCL's grenade incident.
Letter from B. Gomes, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, TCL.003.138 30/4/1949 Malacca Lawn Tennis Association, asking for the Digitized Open donation of a challenge trophy.
Letter from Thio Chan Bee re: political situation in TCL.003.139 3/5/1949 Digitized Open Malaya.
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TCL.003.140 4/5/1949 Letter from Tan Eng Hin re: grenade incident. Digitized Open
Letter from Thio Chan Bee re: Tan Siew Sin's article TCL.003.141 5/5/1949 Digitized Open in the Malaya Tribune and enclosing:
Text of telegram from Lee Kong Chian requesting TCL.003.141a 5/5/1949 Thio Chan Bee to Convoy his good wishes to TCL for Digitized Open his recovery.
TCL.003.142 6/5/1949 Letter from P.P. Narayanan praising TCL's leadership. Digitized Open
Letter from Tan Gin Woh re: Alfred's speech in the TCL.003.143 7/5/1949 Digitized Open Malaya Tribune of May 5.
Letter of thanks to J.A. Thivy, Representative of the TCL.003.144 7/5/1949 Digitized Open Government of India in Singapore.
Letter to Thio Chan Bee describing the grenade TCL.003.145 7/5/1949 incident in Ipoh and his recovery from his injuries, Digitized Open and discussing his speech for the MCA.
TCL.003.146 9/5/1949 Letter from Mrs Helliwell enclosing a book. Digitized Open
Letter of condolence to Mrs Edwin Lee over the TCL.003.147 9/5/1949 Digitized Open death of Bishop Lee.
TCL.003.148 10/5/1949 Letter from Han Swee Inn re: grenade incident. Digitized Open
Letter from Budh Singh, President, MIC, arranging TCL.003.149 11/5/1949 Digitized Open for a meeting.
TCL.003.150 11/5/1949 Letter to P.P. Narayanan replying to TCL.003.142. Digitized Open
Letter from William L. Blue, U.S. Consul in Kuala Lumpur, re: TCL's speech at Taiping on Apr 10 and TCL.003.151 12/5/1949 published in the Malaya Tribune. For TCL's speech Digitized Open see TCL.001.025, TCL.026.006-006a and TCL.026.020.
TCL.003.152 14/5/1949 Letter to Blue replying to the above. Digitized Open
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TCL.003.153 14/5/1949 Letter to Han Swee Inn replying to TCL.003.148. Digitized Open
Letter from Lady Gent to Tan Siew Sin re: grenade TCL.003.154 14/5/1949 Digitized Open incident.
TCL.003.155 14/5/1949 Letter from Lee Kim Puat re: grenade incident. Digitized Open
Letter to Mrs Helliwell replying to TCL.003.146. TCL.003.156 16/5/1949 Digitized Open stressing his opposition to communism.
Cover letter from Budh Singh enclosing press cutting TCL.003.157 17/5/1949 Digitized Open re: interview with MacDonald. Enclosures lacking.
Letter from Lien Ying Chow enclosing his TCL.003.158 17/5/1949 correspondence with Purcell. This and attached Digitized Open papers all damaged. See also Folio 006.
Letter from Lien Ying Chow to Purcell re: Chinese in TCL.003.158a 26/3/1949 Digitized Open Malaya.
Typed copy of a press report in the Straits Times, TCL.003.158b 16/3/1949 Digitized Open "Purcell on Citizens of Malaya".
Letter from Purcell to Lien Ying Chow replying to TCL.003.158c 6/4/1949 Digitized Open TCL.003.158a.
Typed copy of a letter in the Straits Time, "A Malay TCL.003.158d 16/4/1949 Digitized Open and Purcell", by "Melayu".
Typed copy of a press report in the Straits Times, TCL.003.158e 19/4/1949 Digitized Open "Purcell on Citizenship".
Typed copy of a press report in the Straits Times, TCL.003.158f 21/4/1949 Digitized Open "Malayan Enquiry Desirable".
Typed copy of a letter in the Straits Times, "Federal TCL.003.158g 26/4/1949 Constitution and Fears of Malays", by "A Kedah Digitized Open Malay".
Letter from Lien Ying Chow to Purcell re: Sino-Malay TCL.003.158h 28/4/1949 Digitized Open relations.
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Letter to Lien Ying Chow re: raising funds for Purcell TCL.003.158i-j 18/5/1949 to work on behalf of the Chinese community and Digitized Open starting an MCA branch in Singapore. 2 copies.
TCL.003.159 18/5/1949 Letter of thanks from Blue for publications received. Digitized Open
TCL.003.160 20/5/1949 Letter of thanks from Blue for publications received. Digitized Open
TCL.003.161 24/5/1949 Letter from Lien Ying Chow about discussing an idea. Digitized Open
Letter from Thio Chan Bee re: a conference at Caux TCL.003.162 24/5/1949 Digitized Open and enclosing:
Typed copies of telegrams sent on TCL's behalf to Mottu Mountain House in Caux, to Lee Kong Chian, TCL.003.162a 30/5/1949 Digitized Open and to H.S. Lee both in London) re: TCL's inability to attend the conference.
Typed copies of telegrams sent on TCL's behalf to Mottu Mountain House in Caux, to Lee Kong Chian, TCL.003.162b 23/5/1949 Digitized Open and to H.S. Lee both in London) re: TCL's inability to attend the conference.
Typed copies of telegrams sent on TCL's behalf to Mottu Mountain House in Caux, to Lee Kong Chian, TCL.003.162c Undated Digitized Open and to H.S. Lee both in London) re: TCL's inability to attend the conference.
Letter from Hugh D. Beach, Public Relations Director, TCL.003.163 25/5/1949 Digitized Open Newsweek, enclosing:
"South Asia: Where and How America Loses TCL.003.163a 30/5/1949 Friends", by Harold Issac. An article extracted from Digitized Open Newsweek.
TCL.003.164 25/5/1949 Letter to Lee Tain Swee re: MCA membership. Digitized Open
Letter from the Hon. Secretary, Football Association TCL.003.165 25/5/1949 Digitized Open of Malaya, enclosing:
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Football Association of Malaya's appeal re: TCL.003.165a 4/5/1949 Digitized Open entertainment tax.
Copy of a letter from Lee Kong Chian to Thio Chan TCL.003.166 25/5/1949 Digitized Open Bee re: his departure for the conference at Caux.
TCL.003.167 27/5/1949 Letter from Lee Tian Swee replying to TCL.003.164. Digitized Open
Letter from Rev. Chew Hock Hin introducing his son- TCL.003.168 28/5/1949 Digitized Open in-law.
Notice of postponement of HRH the Sultan of TCL.003.169 29/5/1949 Digitized Open Pahang's dinner party.
Letter from Loke Wan Tho suggesting delay in TCL.003.170 1/6/1949 Digitized Open setting up an MCA branch in Singapore.
Letter re: the necessity for equality between races. TCL.003.171 1/6/1949 Digitized Open Signature illegible.
Letter to Loke Wan Tho replying to TCL.003.170. TCL.003.172- 6/6/1949 explaining the need for an MCA branch in Singapore. Digitized Open 172a 2 copies.
Letter from Julia describing a trip from Muar to TCL.003.173 7/6/1949 Digitized Open Singapore.
Letter from Finlay Stewart re: the conference at TCL.003.174 7/6/1949 Digitized Open Caux.
Letter of thanks from P.I. Pereira for hospitality TCL.003.175 7/6/1949 Digitized Open received.
Letter from Khoo Teik Ee acknowledging receipt of a TCL.003.176 8/6/1949 Digitized Open letter.
Letter from A.S. Yeo, a law student at Lincoln's Inn, TCL.003.177 8/6/1949 Digitized Open expressing support for the MCA.
Letter from Mrs Helliwell re: her plans for departure TCL.003.178 13/6/1949 Digitized Open from Malaya.
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TCL.003.179 14/6/1949 Reply to the above. Digitized Open
TCL.003.180 16/6/1949 Letter re: a gift of rambutans. Signature illegible. Digitized Open
Letter to Finlay Stewart replying to TCL.003.124. TCL.003.181 17/6/1949 describing his recovery and subsequent meetings at Digitized Open Ipoh.
Letter from Bishop Ferguson-Davie expressing TCL.003.182 21/6/1949 Digitized Open interest in the MCA.
TCL.003.183 22/6/1949 Letter from S.T. Liu expressing support for the MCA. Digitized Open
Reply to S.T. Liu above commenting on Chinese TCL.003.184 24/6/1949 Digitized Open leadership and the MCA.
TCL.003.185 25/6/1949 Letter from Foo Yin Fong re: miscellaneous matters. Digitized Open
Letter from Mrs Janet Cheah declining TCL's TCL.003.186 27/6/1949 Digitized Open invitation and extending her own.
TCL.003.186a 12/7/1949 Reply to the above. Digitized Open
Copy of a letter to the Chief Secretary from Ishak bin TCL.003.187 28/6/1949 Hj. Muhammed, President of the Malay Nationalist Digitized Open Party, re: misleading statements in the press.
TCL.003.188 3/7/1949 Letter from Thio Chan Bee enclosing: Digitized Open
Letter from H.C. Taussig to Thio Chan Bee re: TCL.003.188a 23/6/1949 distribution of and contributions to the Eastern Digitized Open World.
Letter from Tan Tek Haji re: world economic TCL.003.189 5/7/1949 Digitized Open conditions. Damaged.
Letter from Wong Kim Long re: status of Chinese TCL.003.190 5/7/1949 Consuls in Malaya after the Communist take-over in Digitized Open China.
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Farewell letter from Sir Ralph Hone, Commissioner- TCL.003.191 6/7/1949 Digitized Open General's Office.
TCL.003.192 9/7/1949 Letter to Wong Kim Long replying to TCL.003.190. Digitized Open
TCL.003.193 12/7/1949 Letter from Taussig re: Eastern World. Digitized Open
Letter from Leung Cheung Lin re: meeting of the TCL.003.194 16/7/1949 Digitized Open MCA Working Committee.
Letter to Dato' Onn bin Jaafar re: Sino-Malay Bus TCL.003.195 1/8/1949 Digitized Open Company to be established.
TCL.003.196 3/8/1949 Last page of a 2-page letter to Emil Leicht. Damaged. Digitized Open
TCL.003.197 10/8/1949 Letter of thanks from K.M. Basheer. Digitized Open
Letter expressing support for the MCA. Signature TCL.003.198 10/8/1949 Digitized Open illegible.
Letter from Thio Chan Bee re: Communities Liaison TCL.003.199 11/8/1949 Digitized Open Committee.
Letter of thanks from Collingwood for TCL's TCL.003.200 Undated Digitized Open hospitality.
Letter of thanks from H.H. Tunku Mahkota of Johor TCL.003.200a 12/8/1949 Digitized Open for a gift of nutmegs.
TCL.003.201 16/8/1949 Letter to Thio Chan Bee replying to TCL.3.199. Digitized Open
Letter to H.H. Tunku Mahkota of Johor replying to TCL.003.201a 17/8/1949 Digitized Open TCL.3.200a.
Letter from Lie Kian Kiem, Poesat Persatoean TCL.003.202 18/8/1949 Tionghoa, re: contribution of an article to a Digitized Open magazine. In Bahasa Indonesia. Damaged.
Letter to W. Henry Lawrence Jr., U.S. Consul and TCL.003.203 19/8/1949 Director of United States Information Service (USIS) Digitized Open in Singapore, returning some newspapers.
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TCL.003.204 1/9/1949 Letter from Choo Puay Guan. Digitized Open
Letter from M.B. O'Connell re: his resignation from TCL.003.205 8/9/1949 Digitized Open the Police.
Letter re: MCA's role in counteracting propaganda TCL.003.206 11/9/1949 Digitized Open among the Chinese. Signature illegible.
Letter arranging a meeting with W. Elphinstone of TCL.003.207 12/9/1949 Digitized Open the Special Branch. Signature illegible.
Notes on the resignation of O'Connell and another TCL.003.208 Undated Digitized Open senior police officer.
Invitations to functions celebrating the birthday of TCL.003.208a-b 17/9/1949 Digitized Open HRH the Sultan of Johor.
Letter from Dato' Onn bin Jaafar, Mentri Besar, Johor, re: bestowal of the honour of Dato' Paduka TCL.003.209c 12/9/1949 Digitized Open Mahkota of Johor DPMJ on TCL by HRH the Sultan of Johor.
Letter of congratulations from H.H. Tunku Mahkota TCL.003.209 14/9/1949 of Johor. Draft of TCL's reply is written on the back Digitized Open of the letter.
Letter re: co-operation between the Chinese and the TCL.003.210 15/9/1949 Digitized Open Police. Signature illegible.
TCL.003.211 16/9/1949 Letter from Yong Shook Lin enclosing: Digitized Open
Letter from O'Connell re: his resignation from the TCL.003.211a 9/9/1949 Digitized Open police.
Official programme of the thanksgiving service TCL.003.212 17/9/1949 Digitized Open celebrating the birthday of HRH the Sultan of Johor.
Letter of congratulations from Desmond York, TCL.003.213 19/9/1949 Digitized Open Commissioner-General's Office, Singapore.
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Letter of congratulations from G.V. Thaver, TCL.003.214 19/9/1949 Digitized Open President, MIC, Selangor.
Correspondence with William R. Langdon, U.S. Consul-General in Singapore, and W. Henry TCL.003.215 - Lawrence Jr., U.S. Consul, Director of USIS re: an 13/9/1949 Digitized Open 271 invitation to lunch to meet the visiting U.S. Congressmen and other papers relating to their visit to Singapore.
TCL.003.218 23/9/1949 Letter of congratulations from Tan Seng Tee. Digitized Open
Letter to M.A. Gabriel-Jayamaha thanking him for his TCL.003.219 23/9/1949 good wishes. The latter reply is written at bottom of Digitized Open TCL's letter.
TCL.003.220 23/9/1949 Letter of congratulations from Han Swee Inn. Digitized Open
Letter re: the Chinese and the Emergency. Signature TCL.003.221 24/9/1949 Digitized Open illegible.
TCL.003.222 26/9/1949 Letter of congratulations from S.O.K. Ubaidulla. Digitized Open
Letters from Mrs Helliwell about herself, her trip and TCL.003.223 27/7/1949 Digitized Open congratulations to TCL.
Letters from Mrs Helliwell about herself, her trip and TCL.003.223a 20/9/1949 Digitized Open congratulations to TCL.
Letters from Mrs Helliwell about herself, her trip and TCL.003.223b 24/9/1949 Digitized Open congratulations to TCL.
Letter from Lie Gee Swan, Poesat Persatoean TCL.003.224 29/9/1949 Tionghoa, Jakarta, asking for an article for a Digitized Open magazine. Badly damaged.
Letter to Lawrence re: sending publications to the TCL.003.225 1/10/1949 Digitized Open visiting congressmen
TCL.003.226 5/10/1949 Telegram of congratulations from O'Connell. Digitized Open
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Draft of letter to Dato' Onn expressing regret at his TCL.003.227 20/10/1949 Digitized Open resignation as Mentri Besar of Johor.
Letters from Purcell re: his book on the Chinese TCL.003.228 24/8/1949 Digitized Open Southeast Asia.
Letters from Purcell re: his book on the Chinese TCL.003.228a 5/10/1949 Digitized Open Southeast Asia.
Letter from E.C. Martin, Sime, Darby & Co., Ltd. re: a TCL.003.229 7/10/1949 scheme for co-operation between Atlas Ice Co. and Digitized Open their companies.
TCL.003.230 8/10/1949 Reply to Martin's letter above. Digitized Open
Telegram from Mrs Lee Choon Guan re: A Privy TCL.003.231 13/10/1949 Digitized Open Council appeal case.
Letter of thanks written on behalf of Yeap Chor Ee TCL.003.232 13/10/1949 Digitized Open for a gift of some black pulut rice.
Note re: UMNO Malacca asking Dato' Onn not to TCL.003.233 14/10/1949 Digitized Open resign.
Letter of thanks from H.H. Tunku Mahkota of Johor TCL.003.234 20/10/1949 Digitized Open for a gift of some black pulut rice.
Letter of thanks from MacDonald for a copy of TCL's TCL.003.235 22/10/1949 Digitized Open speech.
Letter from Zainal Abidin bin Haji Abas re: TCL.003.236 27/10/1949 employment for a certain person and Dato' Onn's Digitized Open resignation.
TCL.003.237 28/10/1949 Letter of congratulations from Taussig. Digitized Open
Letter of thanks from Tong Lao, Consulate-General TCL.003.238 28/10/1949 of the Republic of China in Honolulu, for publications Digitized Open received.
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Letter from Sir Ralph Hone congratulating TCL on TCL.003.239 29/10/1949 having been honoured by HRH the Sultan of Johor, Digitized Open with comments on the recommendations of CLC.
TCL.003.240 30/10/1949 Telegram of congratulations from Basheer. Digitized Open
Letter of congratulations from M. Leong to Datin Tan TCL.003.241 3/11/1949 Digitized Open re: TCL's election as MCA President.
Letter from MacDonald inviting TCL and others to an TCL.003.242 8/11/1949 Digitized Open informal discussion.
Letter to P.J. Meehan, Chief Police Officer, Penang, TCL.003.243 8/11/1949 thanking him for the security arrangements for an Digitized Open MCA meeting Penang.
TCL.003.244 10/11/1949 Letter of congratulations from Ferguson-Davie. Digitized Open
Letter of thanks from Elphinstone, Criminal TCL.003.245 14/11/1949 Investigation Dept., Kuala Lumpur, for a copy of Digitized Open TCL's speech.
Letter of thanks from Meehan for a copy of TCL's TCL.003.246 15/11/1949 Digitized Open speech.
Letter to Tan Tek Haji re: China, the Chinese in TCL.003.247 17/11/1949 Digitized Open Indonesia and the Emergency. Damaged.
Letter to Lie Gee Swan and Lie Kian Kiem re: TCL.003.248 17/11/1949 publications of the Poesat Persatoean Tionghoa, Digitized Open Jakarta.
Letter from Edward Lee re: China, the Malays and TCL.003.249 10/12/1949 Digitized Open TCL's family.
Letter re: personal matters. Signature illegible. TCL.003.250 12/12/1949 Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter of thanks from J.N.D. Harrison, Chief Police TCL.003.251 22/12/1949 Digitized Open Officer, Negri Sembilan, for publications received.
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Letter of thanks from Stafford Foster Sutton, TCL.003.252 23/12/1949 Attorney-General's Chambers, Kuala Lumpur, for a Digitized Open publication received.
Letter of thanks from Suleiman Abdul Rahman for TCL.003.253 29/12/1949 Digitized Open publications received.
Letter of thanks for publications received. Signature TCL.003.254 30/12/1949 Digitized Open illegible.
Letter of thanks for TCL's letter of sympathy. TCL.003.255 31/12/1949 Digitized Open Signature illegible.
Telegram from the U.S. Consul-General in Singapore TCL.003.256 6/1/1950 Digitized Open re: 2 persons arriving in Malacca.
Letters from Basheer requesting letters of TCL.003.257 20/2/1950 Digitized Open introduction.
Letters from Basheer requesting letters of TCL.003.257a 22/2/1950 Digitized Open introduction.
TCL.003.257b Undated Typed copy of telegram to Basheer re: above. Digitized Open
Letter from J.A. Brazier, Trade Union Adviser, referring to a previous discussion and asking TCL for TCL.003.258 2/3/1950 Digitized Open the draft of his speech to the Trade Union Delegates Conference.
TCL.003.259 9/5/1950 Letter of thanks from Wu Lien-Teh for a donation. Digitized Open
TCL.003.260 16/5/1950 Letter from T.H. Tan enclosing: Digitized Open
TCL.003.260a 30/5/1950 Draft statement on the Chinese in Malaya. Digitized Open
Letter from Sir Henry Gurney re: arranging for an TCL.003.261 3/7/1950 Digitized Open officer to undertake squatter work.
Letter from Sim Wee Teck enclosing a copy of TCL's TCL.003.262 24/7/1950 Digitized Open biography. Enclosure lacking.
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TCL.003.263 28/7/1950 Letters to Sim Wee Teck re: above. Digitized Open
TCL.003.263a 27/7/1950 Letters to Sim Wee Teck re: above. Digitized Open
Letter to Mrs Edwin Lee re: China and some personal TCL.003.264 29/9/1950 Digitized Open matters.
Letters from A.W. Lacey, Asst. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Negri Sembilan, re: lack of co-operation from TCL.003.265 23/10/1950 Digitized Open the Chinese in Kuala Pilah after a grenade incident there.
Letter from Yap Mau Tatt, Secretary, MCA Negri TCL.003.266 26/10/1950 Sembilan Branch, reporting on the Kuala Pilah Digitized Open incident, MCA activities in the state and enclosing.
Letter from the State Secretary, Negri Sembilan, to TCL.003.266a 17/7/1950 the above conveying the Mentri Besar's appreciation Digitized Open of the MCA's work in the state.
TCL.003.267 6/11/1950 Letter to Lacey re: Kuala Pilah incident. Digitized Open
Telegram conveying season's greetings from Sime, TCL.003.268 25/12/1950 Digitized Open Edmonds, Milne and Russell.
TCL.003.269- The Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1948. Kuala 19/7/1951 Digitized Open 269a Lumpur: Govt. Press, 1951. 2 copies.
Letter from Humphrey Johnson expressing hope for TCL.003.270 16/9/1951 Digitized Open racial harmony.
"Memorandum Submitted to the Rt. Hon. Oliver Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, by a Malayan Chinese Association Delegation headed by TCL.003.271 2/12/1951 Digitized Open Dato' Tan Cheng Lock at King's House, Kuala Lumpur, on 2nd December 1951", on Chinese loyalty and the Emergency. See also TCL.026.007.
Letter from Chew Cheng Yong expressing interest in TCL.003.272 19/1/1952 Digitized Open the IMP and enclosing TCL.003.272a.
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Newspaper cutting re: formation of an IMP branch in TCL.003.272a Undated Digitized Open Malacca.
Advertisements describing Chew Cheng Yong's TCL.003.272b Undated Digitized Open service as Pastor Psychologist.
Advertisements describing Chew Cheng Yong's TCL.003.272c Undated Digitized Open service as Pastor Psychologist.
TCL.003.272d 24/1/1952 Letter to Chew Cheng Yong replying to TCL.003.272. Digitized Open
Letter from Tan Chin Tuan re: extension of TCL.003.273 28/2/1952 Digitized Open MacDonald's term of office.
Minutes of a meeting of MCA representatives with the High Commissioner, Sir Gerald Templer; General Sir Rob Lockhart, Deputy Director of Operations; and other senior government official. Matters discussed TCL.003.274 21/4/1952 were: information from the public, recruitment of Digitized Open Chinese into the Police, the Federation Regiment, titles to land in the new villages and non- cooperation by government officers or departments with the MCA.
Minutes of a meeting of MCA representatives with MacDonald; M.V. Del Tufo, Officer Administering the Government; General Sir Rob Lockhart; and other TCL.003.274a 6/2/1952 senior government officials. Matters discussed Digitized Open included: Chinese Affairs Dept., Home Guards, textbooks for Chinese schools, recruitment of Chinese into the Police and land titles for squatters.
Letter to Sir George Maxwell re: Sino-Malay politics. TCL.003.275 10/4/1952 Digitized Open Damaged.
Memorandum on the organizational structure of the TCL.003.276 3/5/1952 Digitized Open MCA. Damaged.
TCL.003.276a-d 1952 May 3. Drafts of the above. Digitized Open
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Letter from Yap Mau Tatt commenting on above TCL.003.277 12/5/1952 memorandum. Also signed by another person but Digitized Open signature illegible.
"Notes for the President on the Reorganising TCL.003.278 15/6/1952 Committee and Headquarters for the Working Digitized Open Committee Meeting of June 15, 1952".
Letter re: certain differences between TCL and C.C. TCL.003.279 23/7/1952 Digitized Open Tan. Probably written by Tang Peng Yeu.
TCL.003.280- Letter to Finlay Stewart expressing opposition to the 1/8/1952 Digitized Open 280a Progressive Party of Singapore. 2 copies.
TCL.003.281 1/8/1952 Mimeographed copy of TCL.003.280. Digitized Open
Letter from Hashim Ghani re: Chinese loyalty to TCL.003.282 14/8/1952 Digitized Open Malaya.
Letter to Hashim Ghani replying to above and asking TCL.003.283 16/8/1952 Digitized Open for a personal meeting.
Letter from H.S. Lee re: an anti-Chinese article by TCL.003.284 17/11/1952 Alex Josey, a report of a committee on Chinese Digitized Open schools and the Immigration Control) Bill.
TCL.003.285 20/8/1953 Personal Letter from Nellie to Enku Nga. Digitized Open
Letter of thanks for TCL's letter. Probably from HRH TCL.003.286 16/11/1953 Digitized Open the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan.
Letter from Sim Hai Cho commenting on TCL's TCL.003.287 21/11/1953 writings and the difficulties of peace and unity in Digitized Open Malaya. In Chinese.
Letter from Charles E. Shumaker asking for material TCL.003.288 19/1/1954 Digitized Open for a dissertation on the MCA.
Reply to Shumaker from G.I. Taye, Personal Assistant TCL.003.289 5/2/1954 Digitized Open to TCL.
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Letter to T.H. Tan about sundry matters, including TCL.003.290 9/2/1954 Digitized Open Shumaker's request.
Letter to Shumaker re: UMNO-MCA Alliance and TCL.003.291 11/2/1954 Digitized Open independence.
Letter from T.H. Tan to Shumaker re: the MCA and TCL.003.292 23/2/1954 Digitized Open its organization.
TCL.003.293 29/8/1954 "Alliance Believes in Free Malaya", by Dato' Razak. Digitized Open
Statement of Alliance policy on social services by TCL.003.294 4/1/1955 Digitized Open Bahaman bin Shamsuddin.
"Memorandum on Federal Election[s]", by Henry T. TCL.003.295 6/1/1955 Wong, Secretary, Associated Chinese Chambers of Digitized Open Commerce of Malaya. In English and Chinese.
Letter from T.H. Tan to members of Alliance TCL.003.296 10/1/1955 Digitized Open Platform Sub-Committee enclosing:
"Memorandum on the Cost of the Emergency in TCL.003.296a 10/1/1955 Digitized Open Federation", by TCL.
Memorandum on administration and local TCL.003.296b 10/1/1955 Digitized Open government by Dato' Razak bin Hussein.
Minutes of an Emergency Meeting of the MCA TCL.003.297 12/3/1955 Digitized Open Central Working Committee.
Letter from T.H. Tan to members of Alliance National TCL.003.298 1/4/1955 Digitized Open Council enclosing:
Minutes of the meeting of the Alliance Ad Hoc TCL.003.298a 28/3/1955 Committee to discuss and recommend ways and Digitized Open means of extending the UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance.
Letter from Tan Siew Sin to T.H. Tan proposing TCL.003.299 1/4/1955 amendments to the minutes of the MCA Central Digitized Open Working Committee meeting of 12 Mar 1955.
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TCL.003.299a 18/4/1955 Acknowledgement of receipt from T.H. Tan. Digitized Open
Circular from T.H. Tan to members of MCA Central TCL.003.300 1/4/1955 Digitized Open Working Committee re: publicity vans.
Circular from T.H. Tan to members of MCA Central TCL.003.301 1/4/1955 Digitized Open Working Committee enclosing:
Letter from Yeoh Yong Hooi, Secretary, MCA Kedah TCL.003.301a 28/3/1955 and Perlis Branch, to Chief Executive Secretary, MCA, Digitized Open re: a misunderstanding with Tunku Abdul Rahman.
TCL.003.302 14/4/1955 Notice of an Alliance National Council meeting. Digitized Open
Notice of an Alliance National executive Committee TCL.003.303 14/4/1955 Digitized Open meeting.
"Fisheries". Statement for incorporation into the TCL.003.303a 14/4/1955 Digitized Open Alliance platform.
Letter from K.L. Devaser, President, MIC, to T.H. Tan, TCL.003.304 15/4/1955 re: MIC representation in the Executive Committee Digitized Open of the Alliance.
TCL.003.305 18/4/1955 Letter from T.H. Tan enclosing: Digitized Open
Translation of a letter from Cheng Yau Poon TCL.003.305a 30/3/1955 Digitized Open attached together with:
Translation of a telegram addressed to the overseas TCL.003.305b Undated Chinese from the Kuomintang Central Committee Digitized Open appealing for their support.
Circular from T.H. Tan to members of Alliance TCL.003.306 24/4/1955 Digitized Open National Council enclosing:
Additions and amendments to the Alliance platform TCL.003.306a 24/4/1955 Digitized Open papers.
Letter from Charles E. Martin, University of TCL.003.307 31/8/1955 Digitized Open Washington, Seattle, introducing George E. Taylor.
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Letter to Hans U. Granow, Consul-General of the TCL.003.308 3/12/1955 Federal Republic of Germany in Singapore, agreeing Digitized Open to a lunch meeting.
Cover of a progress report of the Hwa Chiao School TCL.003.309 10/12/1955 Digitized Open Building Fund Committee, Malacca. In Chinese.
Letter from Wong Yeow Wye, Secretary, MCA TCL.003.310 23/12/1955 Kelantan Branch, the "jus soli" principle of Digitized Open citizenship.
Letter from John Martin thanking TCL for a gift of TCL.003.311 1/1/1956 Digitized Open some durian cakes.
TCL.003.312 9/3/1956 Letter from T.H. Tan replying to: Digitized Open
Translation of letter from Goh Kwee Teng, Hon. Secretary, Selangor Hokien Association, conveying TCL.003.312a 3/3/1956 two resolutions pressing for the acceptance of Digitized Open Chinese as an official language and for the relaxation of citizenship requirements.
Letter from the Office of the Minister for Health and Social Welfare enclosing the draft of a speech for TCL.003.313 15/5/1956 Digitized Open TCL with comments. Minister holding office at the time was Leong Yew Koh. Damaged.
TCL's speech to MCA Central Committee re: the new TCL.003.313a 20/5/1956 constitution, citizenship and the role of the MCA. Digitized Open Badly damaged.
TCL.003.314 19/6/1956 Personal letter from Sir David Gammans. Digitized Open
TCL.003.314a 4/7/1956 Reply to above. Digitized Open
Agenda papers for an emergency meeting of MCA TCL.003.315 26/8/1956 Digitized Open General Committee.
TCL.003.316 19/11/1956 Receipts from Cycle & Carriage Co., Ltd. Digitized Open
TCL.003.316a 6/11/1956 Receipts from Cycle & Carriage Co., Ltd. Digitized Open
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ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS
TCL.003.316b 20/11/1956 Receipts from Cycle & Carriage Co., Ltd. Digitized Open
Letter from Modr. Lingan & Sons to the Secretary, TCL.003.317 20/11/1956 Digitized Open MCA, re: sale of a piece of land in Singapore.
Letter from W.H. Swan, City Gas Dept., Singapore, TCL.003.318 22/11/1956 Digitized Open re: some gas installations.
Circular from T.H. Tan to members of MCA Executive TCL.003.319 23/11/1956 Digitized Open Committee enclosing:
Recommendations adopted by the MCA Executive TCL.003.319a 20/11/1956 Committee on the organizational structure of the Digitized Open MCA.
Cover letter from T.H. Tan to members of MCA TCL.003.320 24/11/1956 Central Working Committee and MCA Flag Sub- Digitized Open Committee. The attached minutes are lacking.
TCL.003.321 26/11/1956 Cover letter from T.H. Tan. Enclosures lacking. Digitized Open
Letter from the Acting Manager, Oversea-Chinese TCL.003.322 26/11/1956 Digitized Open Banking Corp., re: a war loan.
TCL.003.323 6/3/1957 Letter agreeing to: Digitized Open
Letter from E.L.S. Jennings, Editor, Straits Times, TCL.003.323a 1/3/1957 Digitized Open requesting an interview for two of his reporters.
Letter to Madam Tan Guat Kee re: installation of TCL.003.324 12/3/1957 Digitized Open water and electricity in her house.
TCL.003.324a 1/7/1957 Letter to Tan Peng Khoon making an appointment. Digitized Open
Letter from Tan Peng Khoon re: his application for an TCL.003.324b 27/6/1957 iron mine in the Kota Tinggi District of Johor. Digitized Open Damaged.
Letter of introduction for Tan Peng Khoon from T.H. TCL.003.324c 25/6/1957 Digitized Open Tan. Damaged.
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ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS
Letter from Tan Guat Kee re: installation of water TCL.003.324d 10/3/1957 Digitized Open and electricity in a house.
Letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman to the Secretary- General, MCA, warning against infiltrations into the TCL.003.325 21/6/1957 Digitized Open component parties of the Alliance. In English and Chinese.
Letter from T.H. Tan commenting on TCL's press TCL.003.326 6/7/1957 statement and advising caution in future statements Digitized Open in view of Tunku Abdul Rahman's letter above.
Fragment of the minutes of a meeting of the MCA TCL.003.327 14/10/1957 Digitized Open HQ Special Committee on Citizenship Drive.
Letter from Ruth Wong Hie King introducing TCL.003.328 1958 Digitized Open Professor and Mrs. Wantman.
Letter from Secretary of the Persatuan Bekas Aska Melayu Malaya Association of Ex-Malay Soldiers of TCL.003.329 4/8/1958 Malaya) to TCL as Officer Administering the Digitized Open Government of the State of Malacca, asking for financial assistance. In Malay.
TCL.003.329a 4/8/1958 Translation of above. Digitized Open
Letter from H.N. Dias, Private Secretary to the TCL.003.330 11/8/1958 Government of Malacca, replying to the above and Digitized Open enclosing a donation.
Letter from Tun Leong Yew Koh, Governor of TCL.003.331 20/10/1958 Malacca, thanking TCL for Shouldering the duties of Digitized Open Governor during his illness.
TCL.003.332 22/10/1958 Replying to Tun Leong's letter above. Digitized Open
Letter of thanks from G.W. Hayward, Office of the TCL.003.333 17/2/1960 High Commissioner for the U.K., for hospitality Digitized Open received.
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