Folio No: HSL.010 Folio Title: MCA Central Office 1950-53 Content Description: Records of Central Working Committee (under chairmanship of Tan Cheng Lock); resettlement schemes; Standing Committee set up to re-organise MCA into a strong body capable of meeting its objectives; draft constitution as amended and approved in 1959; publicity sub-committee under chairmanTan Siew Sin; record of sale of lottery and sweepstake tickets; Malay welfare fund. ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Letter to MCA (Central office) secretary-general, re: HSL.10.001 23/6/1950 comments on draft rules governing the election of MCA Digitized Open representatives to Federal and state legislatures. Letter from MCA central office secretary-general, HSL.10.002 21/6/1950 enclosing draft of new rule governing election of Digitized Open representatives to state and federal legislatures. Letter from MCA central office, re: appointment of a sub-committee comprising Tan Siew Sin, HSL, Leong HSL.10.003 20/6/1950 Yew Koh, and Yong Shook Lin, to draw up rules Digitized Open governing the election of representatives to federal and state legislatures. Cover letter from MCA central office, enclosing HSL.10.004 24/4/1950 statement issued by Communities Liaison Committee, Digitized Open re: Malay nationality and federal citizenship. Note from department of public relations director JN HSL.10.005 8/3/1950 McHugh, re: request for an assessment of the Digitized Open usefulness of fortnightly Press Digest. Notice of meeting of MCA working committee to be held on 04/06/1950, which would discuss the memo HSL.10.006 26/4/1950 Digitized Open issued by Communities Liaison Committee, on Nationality and Federal Citizenship. Minutes of MCA working committee meeting chaired by HSL.10.007 16/4/1950 Tan Cheng Lock, re: application for federal citizenship, Digitized Open funds for resettlement scheme, etc. 1 of 17 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Cover letter from MCA central office, enclosing amended minutes of General Committee meeting held HSL.10.008 26/4/1950 Digitized Open on 16/04/1950, re: right to vote and other privileges to associate members. Cc of letter to MCA secretary-general Yong Shook Lin from publicity sub-committee (Tan Cheng Lock}, re: HSL.10.009 10/7/1950 suggested amendments to draft of rules governing the Digitized Open election of MCA representatives to state and federal legislatures. Note from Tan Cheng Lock, enclosing a copy of HSL.10.010 7/9/1950 observations on the latest proclamation made by the Digitized Open High Commissioner. Note from Tan Cheng Lock, to which a copy of his (TCL) letter to Yong Shook Lin was appended, re: request for HSL.10.011 5/9/1951 the working committee meeting to be held on Digitized Open 16/09/1951 to discuss the formation of a Standing Committee to plan the organisation of the MCA. Paper by Tan Cheng Lock on Chinese-Malay Friendship and Economic Co-operation, (vide his Pahang speech on HSL.10.012 4/9/1951 20 and 21/08/1951) with the first step being the Digitized Open formation of a committee comprising Onn bin Jaafar, president of UMNO, Tan Cheng Lock and a Mr Carey. Notice of meeting of the working committee on 16/09/1951, enclosing agenda which included an item calling for "The formation of standing committee to HSL.10.013 6/9/1951 Digitized Open plan the organisation of the MCA with the view of making it a strong body capable of achieving its primary objectives in every respect". Prospectus of proposed Chinese newspaper for MCA by HSL.10.014 Undated Digitized Open MCA Singapore branch president Lim Keng Lian. Minutes of the 13th working committee meeting, HSL.10.015 30/6/1951 Digitized Open chaired by Tan Cheng Lock. Agenda for the 14th working committee meeting on 16/09/`951, re: MCA million dollar lottery accounts, HSL.10.016 16/9/1951 Digitized Open MCA scholarships, formation of standing committee to plan organisation of MCA. 2 of 17 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS MCA central office statement of income and expenditure from 28/06/1951 to 15/09/1951; MCA Welfare Fund statement of receipts and payments from 28/06/1951 to 15/09/1951; statement of additional HSL.10.017 Undated payments made (presented at 12th meeting of working Digitized Open committee held on 20/01/1951) to 600 Chinese detainees in Tanjong Bruas camp; and statement of income and expenditure for the 3rd million dollar and sweepstake drawn on 01/07/1951. Note from SM Yong (in Chinese), enclosing MCA central office statement of income and expenditure from HSL.10.018 10/7/1951 Digitized Open 16/09/1951 to 31/12/1951; and from 01/01/1952 to 21/06/1952. Note from MCA executive secretary general TH Tan to all members of sub-committee for Malay welfare (Tan HSL.10.019 17/11/1952 Cheng Lock, Khoo Teik Ee HSL, and Leong Yew Koh), re: Digitized Open call for a meeting to consider nearly 40 applications from Malays for financial aid. HSL.10.020 Undated List of 33 applications from Malays for financial aid. Digitized Open Cover note from MCA executive secretary general TH Tan to enclose a report on application by Sungei Rengit HSL.10.021 17/11/1952 Digitized Open (Johore) shopkeepers for a loan from MCA. (No enclosure found). Note from MCA executive secretary general TH Tan, re: proposed new building for MCA Hq, and enclosing copy HSL.10.022 25/11/1952 Digitized Open of letter from architect YT Lee on progress of building plan. Note from MCA executive secretary general TH Tan, asking for a specimen of HSL's signature for the purpose HSL.10.023 26/11/1952 Digitized Open of operating the MCA Hq's general and welfare accounts and response. Notice to postpone a meeting of sub-committee for Malay welfare from 03/12/1952 to14/12/1952 and HSL.10.024 26/11/1952 Digitized Open letter of regret as HSL would be away from Kuala Lumpur. 3 of 17 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Telegram from MCA executive secretary general, re: HSL.10.025 15/12/1952 approval to run $2.5 million sweep draw on Digitized Open 08/02/1953. Notice of emergency meeting on 22/11/1952 by HSL.10.026 19/11/1952 Digitized Open telegram from MCA executive secretary general. Letter from Tan Cheng Lock in Malacca, re: vote against the Chinese sponsored Minority Report relating to Immigration Control Bill by two Chinese members of HSL.10.027 1/12/1952 Digitized Open the Federal Legislative Council and what should be done to prevent this from happening again; and a reply from HSL dated 06/12/1952. Cc of letter to Tan Cheng Lock in Singapore from MCA HSL.10.028 22/12/1952 Hq, re: discount rates to promote sale of MCA lottery Digitized Open tickets. Report of the MCA Perak branch, submitted to the HSL.10.029 26/10/1952 Digitized Open annual general meeting held in Ipoh Letter from WF Runagall, a director of Craftsman Press HSL.10.030 1/11/1952 Ltd in Singapore, to MCA chief executive secretary, re: Digitized Open sale of Craftsman Press lock, stock and barrel. Letter from MCA central office, re: extension of Federation of Malaya Agreement (Amendment) HSL.10.031 24/5/1951 Ordinance 1951, from six months to one year and the Digitized Open removal of squatters and a reply from HSL. First letter on these issues dated 19/05/1951. Audit statement from Chartered Accountants YC Kang HSL.10.032 27/12/1952 and Warren in Kuala Lumpur to committee members of Digitized Open MCA Singapore branch. Notice from chief executive secretary at MCA Hq, re: HSL.10.033 4/11/1952 staffing and functions and duties of staff at the Digitized Open Singapore branch. Unrelated and undated notes re: The Emergency - HSL.10.034 Undated recognition of Chinese government; cooperation from Digitized Open Chinese; White detainees, etc 4 of 17 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS Memo by MCA president Tan Cheng Lock, submitted to Secretary of State for the Colonies Oliver Lyttelton at an HSL.10.035 30/11/1951 Digitized Open interview at King's House, Kuala Lumpur, by a MCA delegation on 02/12/1951. (10.35/1 - 13) Two telegrams from Yong Shook Lin, re: notice of HSL.10.036 Undated Digitized Open meetings. Notes on the first meeting called to plan the re- organisation of the MCA with a view of making it a strong body capable of achieving its objectives in every HSL.10.037 26/11/1951 respect. MCA president Tan Cheng Lock nominated a Digitized Open 16-member Re-organisation Standing Sub-committee with him as chairman and comprising Yong Shook Lin, HSL, Leong Yew Koh and Khoo Teik Ee, among others. Personal letter to Tan Cheng Lock, re: various MCA issues and problems, specifically re-organisation of the MCA and funds required. and a hurried manuscript HSL.10.038 16/11/1951 Digitized Open reply from Tan Cheng Lock, dated 21/11/1951, to state that he agreed entirely with the views expressed by HSL. Cover note from the office of Tan Cheng Lock, enclosing HSL.10.039 24/10/1951 memo on the re-organisation of the MCA by Tan Cheng Digitized Open Lock dated 28/10/1951 Cover note from office of Tan Cheng Lock, enclosing HSL.10.040 25/10/1951 copy of the Chinese translation of the memo on re- Digitized Open organisation of the MCA by Tan Cheng Lock.