Folio No: HSL.007 Folio Title: IMP, emergency and the Chinese Content Description: IMP (Independence of Malaya Party) formation and expansion 1951-1954; Kuala Lumpur Municipal elections 1952; letters from IMP founder Onn bin Ja'afar to HSL, measures taken to deal with the Emergency; speech by Tan Cheng Lock at inaugural meeting of IMP Penang branch; press reports on the IMP by Tan Cheng Lock, Perak town council elections 1954 and Selangor state elections 1955; government decision to stop political organisations from running lotteries. ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Personal letter from Onn bin Ja'afar asking HSL to attend IMP inaugural meeting, with note from HSL asking HSL.7.001 4/9/1951 Digitized Open secretary to reply on 10/09/1951after he had seen the rules. Letter from Onn bin Ja'afar to HSL enclosing 800 copies of HSL.7.002 6/9/1951 notice for inaugural meeting of IMP to be held on Digitized Open 16/09/1951, for distribution. Thank you letter from Onn bin Ja'afar, enclosing a lapel HSL.7.003 11/9/1951 Digitized Open ribbon for IMP inaugural meeting. Paper on proposed IMP organisation re: object, functions, HSL.7.004 Undated membership, organisation, governing body, Digitized Open representation. (7.4/1 - 2) Comments by HSL on Onn bin Ja'afar's reported statement HSL.7.005 16/9/1951 on the four cardinal objects of IMP - unity, freedom, justice Digitized Open and equality. Resolution to set up IMP and party object and functions to HSL.7.006 16/9/1951 Digitized Open be moved at formation meeting on 16/09/1951. Resolution to be tabled at IMP formation meeting on HSL.7.007 16/9/1951 Digitized Open 16/09/1951. Address by Tan Cheng Lock as chairman of inaugural HSL.7.008 16/9/1951 meeting of IMP at inaugural meeting on 16/09/1951. Digitized Open (7.8/1 - 6) Address by Tan Cheng Lock at IMP inaugural meeting. HSL.7.008a 16/9/1951 Digitized Open (Translated into Chinese). 1 of 19 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Note from IMP temporary secretary Mohamed Sopiee to HSL.7.009 17/10/1951 supporters re: membership drive. HSL invited to attend Digitized Open informal social meeting on 24/10/1951 Letter from Onn bin Ja'afar to HSL re: proposal to form IMP HSL.7.010 20/11/1951 Digitized Open parliamentary group. Letter from Onn bin Ja'afar re: proposed parliamentary HSL.7.011 27/11/1951 party for IMP members only, enclosing draft of governing Digitized Open regulations for parliamentary party. HSL.7.012 Undated Draft regulations of the IMP parliamentary party. Digitized Open HSL.7.013 27/11/1951 IMP membership application form. Digitized Open Letter of regret to Onn bin Ja'afar, re: unable to join IMP HSL.7.014 30/11/1951 Digitized Open parliamentary party. IMP campaign letter for the Kuala Lumpur Municipal HSL.7.015 13/12/1951 Digitized Open Council elections 1952. (7.15/1 - 4) Woo Ka Lim's letter seeking advice on IMP invitation to join HSL.7.016 7/1/1952 Digitized Open party Letter to Woo Ka Lim re: IMP's invitation to Woo to join HSL.7.017 9/1/1952 Digitized Open parliamentary party. Malay Mail report re: Tan Cheng Lock and Onn bin Ja'afar HSL.7.018 Undated Digitized Open on way to independence at public meeting in Malacca. i) Malay Mail report on Onn bin Ja'afar address at IMP Malacca branch inaugural meeting. (ii) Malay Mail HSL.7.019 Undated 13/05/1952 report re: Tan Cheng Lock's support for IMP's Digitized Open multi-racial Malaya policy (iii) Straits Echo 13/05/1952 report re: Penang IMP membership drive. Address by Tan Cheng Lock at IMP Malacca branch HSL.7.020 11/5/1952 Digitized Open inaugural meeting (7.20/1 - 2) i) Standard report re: Penang's Radical Party chairman C O Lim on its members joining IMP. (ii) Straits Times HSL.7.021 Undated Digitized Open 16/05/1952 report re: Onn bin Ja'afar addressed IMP Penang branch inaugural meeting. (iii) Straits Times report 2 of 19 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 16/05/1952 re: Penang IMP organising chairman Heah Joo Seang, on Malaya after independence. Address by Tan Cheng Lock at IMP Penang branch HSL.7.022 15/5/1952 Digitized Open inaugural meeting (7.22/1 - 3) HSL.7.023 Undated Malay Mail report. IMP Georgetown branch formed. Digitized Open HSL.7.024 Undated Standard report re: formation of IMP Penang branch. Digitized Open Straits Times letters to the editor re: Penang IMP HSL.7.025 Undated Digitized Open chairmanship. i) Malay Mail report. Port Dickson IMP protest Tan Cheng Lock's statement on communal parties. (ii) Straits Times HSL.7.026 Undated 17/05/1952 report. Dr Lee Tiang Keng elected IMP Penang Digitized Open chief. (iii) Standard 23/05/1952 reports. Letters on IMP policy & IMP Penang election. Standard report re: (i) IMP proposal for council group HSL.7.027 Undated rather than parliamentary party. (ii) Call for support for Digitized Open IMP. i) Standard editorial: IMP on the wane? (ii) Straits Times HSL.7.028 Undated Digitized Open 19/07/1952 editorial: The languishing IMP. HSL.7.029 Undated Standard report re: MCA, Tan Cheng Lock and IMP. Digitized Open i) Malay Mail editorial re: Tan Cheng Lock and IMP. (ii) HSL.7.030 Undated Straits Times report 30/07/1952 re: IMP Malacca branch Digitized Open election. Straits Times report re: Onn bin Ja'afar's plan to form IMP HSL.7.031 Undated Digitized Open group in Federal Legislative Council. Straits Times report re: membership drive by IMP Kuala HSL.7.032 Undated Digitized Open Lumpur branch. Standard report re: support for Onn bin Ja'afar from British HSL.7.033 Undated Digitized Open Labour Party leader C R Attlee. Malay Mail report: Onn bin Ja'afar on why he had to resign HSL.7.034 Undated from UMNO re: mutual respect and understanding among Digitized Open Malays and other communities. 3 of 19 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Standard report re: speech by Onn bin Ja'afar on way to HSL.7.035 Undated Digitized Open self-government through communal unity. HSL.7.036 Undated China Press report re: IMP meeting in Jinjang. Digitized Open (i) Straits Times report - Move to form IMP Penang branch (ii) Sunday Mail 16//03/1952 report - IMP Penang branch HSL.7.037 Undated Digitized Open pro team committee formed (iii) Singapore Standard 16/03/1952 report - Malays welcome Penang IMP move. Straits Times report re: Tan Cheng Lock's amnesty offer to HSL.7.038 Undated Digitized Open the communist terrorists (7.38/1 - 2) HSL.7.039 Undated Standard report re: Tan Cheng Lock on amnesty offer. Digitized Open Letter from Tan Cheng Lock to HSL re: proposed Emergency HSL.7.040 19/1/1950 Regulations prepared by N L Macassey of Singapore law Digitized Open firm, Messrs. Donaldson and Burkinshaw, enclosing: Letter from NL Macassey to Tan Cheng Lock and memo on HSL.7.040a 16/12/1949 Digitized Open the Emergency Regulations (draft). Copy of Emergency Directives (1953 Series), issued by HSL.7.041 11/7/1953 Digitized Open Director of Operations' staff in Kuala Lumpur. Copy of the Emergency Directives and Instructions issued HSL.7.042 20/12/1954 by the Director of Operations' Staff in Kuala Lumpur, 1954. Digitized Open (7.41/1 - 58) Copy of the Protection of Estates and Mines (policy resulting from the High Commissioner's meeting with HSL.7.043 8/5/1953 Digitized Open planters and miners on 08/05/1953), issued by Director of Operations, Malaya. (7.43/1 - 10) Copy of Food Denial Operations (Director of Operations HSL.7.044 24/6/1954 Instruction No. 36), issued by Director of Operations' Staff, Digitized Open Kuala Lumpur. (7.44/1 - 19) Compilation of two speeches by Tan Cheng Lock (i) on 20- 21/08/1951 in a tour of Pahang as MCA president, and (ii) on 16/09/1951as chairman of the inaugural meeting of HSL.7.045 20/8/1951 Digitized Open IMP; and two editorials in the Straits Times on 25/08/1951and in Malay Mail on 22/08/1951 on those speeches, re: Chinese community in Malaya. 4 of 19 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Copy of letter from George Maxwell in Worthing, England, HSL.7.046 19/4/1952 to Tan Cheng Lock, re: advice on how to deal with the Digitized Open exclusion of Malayans in the Malayan Civil Service. Cover letter from MCA Hq, enclosing two copies of a HSL.7.047 7/4/1952 petition on curfew in Tanjong Malim, one for HSL to amend Digitized Open and the other for Tunku Abdul Rahman: Proposed petition from UMNO and MCA presidents to the HSL.7.047a Undated High Commissioner Gerald Templer re: protest against the Digitized Open imposition of 22-hour curfew in Tanjong Malim. Letter to MCA president Tan Cheng Lock re: joint UMNO- HSL.7.048 31/3/1952 MCA petition to High Commissioner Gerald Templer on Digitized Open Tanjong Malim curfew. Registered letter to MCA president Tan Cheng Lock re: HSL.7.049 31/3/1952 Kwang Tung Association resolution calling for MCA Digitized Open intervention in Tanjong Malim curfew. Reply from MJ Hogan at the Attorney-General's Chambers, HSL.7.050 20/3/1952 Digitized Open re: citizenship status of a citizen of India.