The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers
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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. ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 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. 1 of 33 The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 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 2 of 33 The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 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 3 of 33 The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 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 4 of 33 The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS "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. 5 of 33 The Tan Cheng Lock Private Papers ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 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.