Folio No: HSL.001 Folio Title: UMNO-MCA Alliance Content Description: Correspondence between Alliance Hq and UMNO-MCA, notices and minutes of Alliance Executive Committee meetings, Re: Alliance. Manifesto for Parliamentary Elections, election machinery set-up, Chinese education and United Chinese Teachers Association, 'Tunku Abdul Rahman's difference in opinion with Dr Lim Chong Eu over the Chinese education issue, Kuala Lumpur Municipal and other Town Council elections; UMNO-MCA alliance petition to Rulers of the Malay states, re: appointment of a special independent commission to look into constitutional reforms. ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Minutes of Alliance Executive Committee meeting HSL.1.001 4/7/1959 concerning parliamentary elections, Chinese education Digitized Open conference. (1.1/1-3) HSL.1.002 Undated Alliance organisation for parliamentary elections (1.2/1-3) Digitized Open Letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman to Lim Lian Geok, HSL.1.003 2/7/1959 president, United Chinese Teachers Association on Chinese Digitized Open education policy. Alliance Hq memo, informing all Alliance state committees HSL.1.004 3/3/1959 that the party would contest all seats in the Federal and Digitized Open state elections and on preparations for the elections. Resolution to set up an Alliance Political Fund under the HSL.1.004a 2/3/1959 Digitized Open chairmanship of Tunku Abdul Rahman. Draft of circular to alert all Alliance state committees on HSL.1.004b 3/2/1959 Digitized Open preparations for state elections. Draft of letter to appeal for funds for Alliance to contest HSL.1.004c 3/2/1959 Digitized Open 1959 Federal and state elections. Minutes of the Alliance Executive Committee meeting on HSL.1.005 3/3/1959 Digitized Open 02/03/1959. Minutes of Alliance Executive Committee Meeting on 29/12/1958. Re: Tunku Abdul Rahman's on the language issue which was brought up by Lim Chong Eu at an election HSL.1.006 5/2/1959 Digitized Open campaign; the need for MCA to support the Constitution and the language provisions in it; and the problems arising. (1.6/1 - 5) 1 of 11 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter from Ismail Yusof, Umno Secretary General, asking for Lim Chong Eu's speech to be included for discussion at HSL.1.007 17/12/1958 Digitized Open Alliance Executive Council meeting to be held on 29/12/1958. Nomination of K. Gurupatham by the MIC as a candidate HSL.1.008 1/12/1958 Digitized Open for the Kuala Lumpur Municipal elections 1958. (1.8/1-2) Extracts from the minutes of a meeting of the Alliance HSL.1.009 4/11/1958 Executive Committee concerning board of managers of Digitized Open Chinese schools and the expansion of Chinese schools. Minutes of Alliance Executive Committee meeting held on 27/10/1958. Among matters discussed - Alliance HSL.1.010 1/11/1958 Constitution, Yong Pung How raised issues relating to Digitized Open Board of Managers of Chinese Schools and expansion of Chinese schools at the request of Lim Chong Eu. Letter from the Govt. Pensioners' Association, Malacca, HSL.1.011 23/10/1958 asking for details of action taken by the Alliance to protect Digitized Open the rights of pensioners. HSL.1.012 27/10/1958 Proposed elections organisation chart. Digitized Open Financial position of Alliance Hq as reported at Alliance HSL.1.013 27/10/1958 Digitized Open Executive Committee meeting on 27/10/1958. Letter from Kaher Singh to Lee Tee Siong, Secretary of the N.S. Alliance Council and Deputy Whip, threatening to HSL.1.014 3/10/1958 Digitized Open propose disciplinary action against him for upsetting the Malayan Chinese. List of MIC representatives to the Trengganu State Council. HSL.1.015 30/9/1958 Digitized Open (1.15/1-2) Note to the Political Organisation Election & membership HSL.1.016 21/8/1958 Standing Sub-Committee stating the two-point difference Digitized Open between the MCA and Dato Razak. Minutes of the Alliance Executive Committee meeting held HSL.1.017 11/8/1958 on 31 July 1958 and the Alliance State Executive Digitized Open Committee meeting held on 1 Aug 1958. (1.17/1-8) 2 of 11 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter from MCA Hq. on the subject of Alliance HSL.1.018 5/8/1958 Digitized Open Constitution. Letter from the Alliance Hqs on the decision of Bentong MIC to withdraw its complaints against certain Umno HSL.1.019 7/7/1958 Digitized Open members in connection with the last Town Council elections. Letter from the Bentong MIC to the Alliance National HSL.1.020 5/7/1958 Council on the defeat of an Alliance candidate in the Ketari Digitized Open Ward Town Council election. Notice for a meeting of Alliance Executive Committee members 06/07/1958 to discuss the State Constitutions and questions arising from the Bangsar Municipal election HSL.1.021 24/6/1958 Digitized Open row, the Ipoh-Menglembu Federal by-election defeat, the Bukit Mertajam dispute and the Bentong Town Council election complaint. Notice for Alliance State Executive Councillors to meet on HSL.1.021a 21/6/1958 Digitized Open 06/07/1958 on the State Constitutions. Report and recommendations of Alliance Ipoh/Menglembu by-election Inquiry Committee whose members included HSL.1.021b Undated Digitized Open Abdul Rahman Haji Talib, V Manickavasagam and TH Tan (1.21b/1-3) Letter from Ismail Yusoff, UMNO secretary-general, enclosing copy of report on the defeat of Alliance HSL.1.021c 20/6/1958 candidate Jigir Singh in Bentong Town Council election. Re: Digitized Open MIC allegations against UMNO members during the election. Memorandum by Alliance Political Organisation, Election and membership Standing Sub-Committee on the Alliance HSL.1.022 4/7/1958 Constitution and amendments passed by the Alliance Digitized Open Executive Committee on 20/05/1958 and by Umno general assembly on 07 and 08/05/1958. Amendments to the Alliance Party Constitution passed by HSL.1.023 Undated Digitized Open Umno general assembly on 07 and 08/06/1958. 3 of 11 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Minutes of Alliance Executive Committee meeting on 20/05/1958. Re: Umno-MIC row in Selangor, HSL.1.024 22/5/1958 implementation of policies, libel suits by D R Digitized Open Seenevasagam, Alliance programme for next general elections, amendments to Alliance Constitution. Notice of meeting of Alliance Executive Committee on HSL.1.025 15/5/1958 20/05/1958. Agenda: amendments to the Alliance Digitized Open Constitution proposed by Umno. UMNO's proposed amendments to Alliance Constitution HSL.1.025a 15/5/1958 submitted for discussion by Alliance Executive Committee Digitized Open at its meeting on 20/05/1958. Alliance Platform Papers on government administration, HSL.1.026 16/3/1955 finance, education, housing etc. discussed at the Alliance Digitized Open Executive Committee meeting on 20/03/1955 (1.26/1-35) Letter from HSL to TH Tan, Alliance secretary, on the HSL.1.027 3/4/1958 Digitized Open implementation of the Alliance policies. Press statement, re: Alliance Manifesto for Federal HSL.1.028 5/6/1955 Elections and booklet, entitled, "The Road to Digitized Open Independence - Alliance Platform for Federal Elections", published by Alliance National Council. (1.28/1 - 47) HSL.1.029 9/8/1959 Sunday Times' report on Alliance Manifesto. Digitized Open HSL.1.030 9/8/1959 The Alliance election manifesto. Digitized Open HSL.1.031 9/8/1959 The Alliance election manifesto published in the Sin Chew. Digitized Open Alliance election manifesto published in the Nanyang Siang HSL.1.032 9/8/1959 Digitized Open Pau on 09/08/1959 Nanyang Siang Pau editorial on general elections of the HSL.1.033 10/8/1959 Digitized Open Federation. An editorial on the political programmes of the Alliance HSL.1.034 10/5/1959 Digitized Open government by the Sin Chew Daily News on 10/08/1959. Straits Times editorial on the Alliance Election Manifesto HSL.1.035 10/8/1959 Digitized Open published on 10/08/1959. 4 of 11 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS HSL's reply to Alliance Hq on nomination of K. Gurupatham HSL.1.036 3/12/1958 Digitized Open as candidate for KL Municipal Council elections 1958 Letter to take leave from the Alliance manifesto meeting HSL.1.037 15/7/1959 Digitized Open on 17/07/1959. HSL.1.038 8/7/1958 Note on Alliance Hq's own telephone number - KL 89544 Digitized Open Notice of meeting of Alliance Executive Committee on HSL.1.039 13/10/1958 23/10/1958 to discuss elections organisation with a hand- Digitized Open written note by HSL on The Treasury letter head. Letter from Alliance Hq asking HSL for help to draft Alliance HSL.1.040 23/6/1959 Digitized Open manifesto for parliamentary elections and HSL's reply. Letter to Alliance Hq, enclosing two documents on matters to be included in the Alliance manifesto: HSL.1.041 1/7/1959 Digitized Open a) Finance matters - Summary of policies, and b) Details of such policies. HSL.1.042 Undated Summary of finance policies for the Alliance manifesto. Digitized Open Notes on financial policies for inclusion in Alliance HSL.1.043 Undated Digitized Open manifesto. Minutes of the fourth meeting of the Alliance State HSL.1.044 4/3/1959 Elections Manifesto Sub-committee to amend the draft Digitized Open skeleton manifesto. Draft manifesto for state elections, as amended by Alliance HSL.1.044a 24/2/1959 Digitized Open State Elections Manifesto Sub-Committee on 24/02/1959 Skeletal manifesto for State elections distributed to HSL.1.045 3/3/1959 members of State Elections Manifesto Sub-Committee for Digitized Open their views and suggestions.