Folio No: DM.110 Folio Title: Amnesty International Content Description: Correspondence with Amnesty International and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Defence, re: political detainees in Singapore. Includes: lists of detainees, copies of "Prison conditions for political detainees in Singapore", U.N. [United Nations] Resolutions "Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; adopted on 30 Aug 1959, and a Straits Times news clipping "Repatriated detainee" 19 Mar 1969. Correspondents include: G.E. Bogaars, Ong Eng Guan, Dr Lee Siew Choh, Lim Chin Siong, Teo Kok Teck, Tommy Koh Thong Bee, Prof John Legge and members of various groups of the Amnesty International ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter from Leif Ebbesen of Amnesty International for DM.110.001 30/12/1965 Digitized Open information about detainee Lim Chin Siong Acknowledgement forwarding reply from the Ministry DM.110.002 24/2/1966 Digitized Open of the Interior and Defence Letter from SPR Back with information on Amnesty DM.110.003 20/9/1966 Digitized Open International and membership form DM.110.004 29/9/1966 Acknowledgement to DM.110.3 Digitized Open DM.110.005 29/9/1966 Letter to Amnesty International enclosing subscription Digitized Open Letter from Lone Henriksen of Amnesty International DM.110.006 21/9/1966 re: books for Lim Chin Siong and inquiry about hardship Digitized Open to the family brought about by his detention Book Reviews: supplement to the Amnesty DM.110.007 Undated Digitized Open International Bulletin for Nov 1965 Letter of thanks to the Head of Internal Security Department for allowing a visit to Lim Chin Siong and to DM.110.008 27/12/1966 bring him some gifts, and conveying latter's request for Digitized Open badminton facilities or gardening and reading material, as enclosed Request from Mary Macneil, Amnesty International Investigation Department, for more information on the DM.110.009 1/9/1967 Digitized Open list of detainees in Singapore, the names of which they have 1 of 13 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Reply to Mary Macneil re: knowing only a few of the detainees, mainly Barisan Sosialis party members, with offer to annotate list with request to communicate to DM.110.010 27/1/1967 GE Bogaars, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Digitized Open Interior and Defence for more information. Letter also mentions recent visit to Lim Chin Siong, his condition and prospects Letter to GE Bogaars re: Lim Chin Siong re: suggestion to DM.110.011 27/1/1967 Digitized Open Lim Chin Siong to consider exile from Singapore DM.110.012 31/1/1967 Acknowledgement to DM.110.11 re: delay in decision Digitized Open Reply from P Pennefather to DM/110.8 re: permission DM.110.013 1/2/1967 granted for some reading material and rejection of Digitized Open suggestions in paragraph two Copy of letter from Madam Teo Kim Hong to Marianne DM.110.014 2/2/1967 Aylia re: deportation of her son Low Tai Thong within Digitized Open fourteen days Letter from Mary Macneil enclosing DM.110.14 requesting information and confirmation about DM.110.015 13/2/1967 Digitized Open deportation by Singapore authorities and re: need to make a protest DM.110.016 20/2/1967 Request to Madam Teo Kim Hong to meet up Digitized Open Letter of thanks from Mary Macneil and request for information (listed) on the political prisoners (listed) as DM.110.017 7/1/1967 Digitized Open well as information on the recent arrest of 13 union leaders Reply to DM.110.17 enclosing (a) list of detainees who have been released, (b) list of detainees not in original DM.110.018 23/2/1967 list and (c) information concerning some of the Digitized Open detainees. Letter also gives information on the arrest of the 13 Daily Rated Workers' Union leaders Letter of thanks from Mary Macneil re: adoption of the cases of 70 prisoners arrested in "Operation Cold Store" DM.110.019 9/3/1967 as investigation cases, the adoption by Tan Kok Fang Digitized Open and Dr Lim Hock Siew and deportation of Low Tai Thong to China 2 of 13 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Reply to Mary Macneil re: non-response to DM.110.020 23/3/1967 Digitized Open communication about Low Tai Thong Apology from Mary Macneil for misinformation about DM.110.021 30/3/1967 Low Tai Thong who has not been deported as originally Digitized Open scheduled Letter to Mary Macneil re: news of deportation of Low Tai Thong to China on 20 May 1963 from his brother DM.110.022 24/5/1967 Digitized Open and that David Marshall cannot do anything further as Low has a lawyer in TT Rajah Book Reviews: supplement to the Amnesty DM.110.023 Undated Digitized Open International Bulletin for May 1967 Request to Mrs David Marshall from Rev Albert F Bayly, Amnesty International, for information of Ng Ho, United DM.110.024 30/5/1967 Digitized Open Peoples' Party, who was arrested on 2 Feb 1963 under "Operation Cold Store" Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Minister of the DM.110.025 5/6/1967 Interior and Defence re: DM.110.24 requesting for Digitized Open information on Ng Ho Letter to Ong Eng Guan re: DM.110.24 requesting for DM.110.026 5/6/1967 Digitized Open information on Ng Ho DM.110.027 5/6/1967 Reply to DM.110.24 re: DM.107.25 & 25 Digitized Open Request from Rona Morän for advice on help to Low Tai DM.110.028 Undated Thong, now deported to China, enclosing copy of his Digitized Open letter dated 24 May 1967 Reply to DM.110.28 re: forwarding all correspondence DM.110.029 5/6/1967 Digitized Open to TT Rajah, Low Tai Thong's lawyer Reply from Mary Macneil to DM.110.22 re: report that Low Tai Thong was not accepted by the Chinese DM.110.030 8/6/1967 Digitized Open authorities and efforts by the Swedish Group to contact TT Rajah DM.110.031 9/6/1967 Letter to Rev Albert F Bayly re: DM.110.32 Digitized Open 3 of 13 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of DM.110.032 7/6/1967 Digitized Open Interior and Defence re: Ng Ho's release on 27 Feb 1964 DM.110.033 14/6/1967 Acknowledgement to DM.110.32 Digitized Open Request from Birgitta Ek-Skalts, Amnesty International, for information on Boon Pin Cheong [sic], Nanyang DM.110.034 18/6/1967 Digitized Open University Student Union, who was detained in 1963 under "Operation Cold Store" Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.035 22/6/1967 and Defence re: DM.110.34 and requesting information Digitized Open on Boon Pin Cheong [sic] DM.110.036 20/6/1967 Acknowledgement of Rev Albert Bayly to DM.110.31 Digitized Open Request from Vanessa Maher, Amnesty International, DM.110.037 28/6/1967 for information on Peh Tian Gian, Nanyang University Digitized Open student Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of DM.110.038 29/6/1967 Interior and Defence re: Chiong Boon Bin's release on Digitized Open 27 Jun 1967 DM.110.039 9/7/1967 Reply to DM.110.34 enclosing copy of DM.110.38 Digitized Open Request from CA Wallace, Amnesty International, for DM.110.040 6/7/1967 information on Chua Chin Kiat and inquiry as to David Digitized Open Marshall's present connection to the Workers' Party Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.041 13/7/1967 and Defence re: DM.110.37 and requesting information Digitized Open on Peh Tian Huan DM.110.042 13/7/1967 Letter of thanks from Birgitta Ek-Skalts Digitized Open Letter to CA Wallace re: release of Chua Chin Kiat and reasons for David Marshall's disassociation with the DM.110.043 18/7/1967 Workers' Party, with request for the Amnesty Digitized Open International groups to update their lists of prisoners of conscience 4 of 13 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Request from Lili Flechtheim for information on Ho DM.110.044 18/7/1967 Digitized Open Toon Chin alias Ho Piao who was arrested in Feb 1963 DM.110.045 20/7/1967 Acknowledgement from Noel Adler for DM.110.52 Digitized Open Reply to DM.110.44 with thanks for International Reply Coupon and request by the Permanent Secretary, DM.110.046 24/7/1967 Digitized Open Ministry of Interior and Defence, for direct communication with him re: information on detainees Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.047 24/7/1962 and Defence re: DM.110.44 and requesting information Digitized Open on Ho Toon Chin Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.048 3/8/1962 Digitized Open and Defence re: DM.110.52, which is against DM.110.50 DM.110.049 27/7/1962 Reply to Noel Adler enclosing copy of DM.110.50 Digitized Open Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Defence, re: clarification in DM.110.51 and DM.110.050 25/7/1962 Digitized Open that information on Tai Yuen can only be released to a lawyer retained by the Tai Yuen Reply to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.051 19/7/1967 and Defence, re: DM.110.52 and repeat of request in Digitized Open DM.110.53 Letter from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Defence re: advising Amnesty International DM.110.052 15/7/1962 Digitized Open to address enquiries directly to the Ministry for information about detainees Letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior DM.110.053 10/7/1962 and Defence re: DM.110.54 and requesting information Digitized Open on Tai Yuen Request from Noel Adler for information on Tai Yuen, DM.110.054 22/6/1967 Nanyang University Graduates Guild, who was arrested Digitized Open on 2 Feb 1963 DM.110.055 1/8/1967 Acknowledgement from Noel Adler for DM.110.49 Digitized Open 5 of 13 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter of thanks from CA Wallace to DM.110.43 and re: DM.110.056 1/8/1967 Digitized Open notifying Amnesty Headquarters to update their lists DM.110.057 10/8/1967 Acknowledgement from Noel Adler for DM.110.48 Digitized Open Reply from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Defence to DM.110.48 clarifying the Ministry's stand, viz.