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85 x 55 mm. A closer view of one of the aircraft seen in the preceding print.

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86 x 55 mm. Showing two R.A.F. biplanes parked on the runway at Alor Star. Photograph probably by H.P. Bryson.

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This file contains two copies of the final roll call of internees, made on 15 Aug. 1945, along with a letter to Hugh Bryson concerning its donation (3 sheets).

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This section includes archives received at a later date from Hugh Bryson and some items acquired directly by the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Scope and Contents 203 x 151 mm. A group photograph, probably taken in front of the Negri Sembilan Club. Figures identified in the group are: OTHMAN MOHAMED, no information; Mrs I.C. BRYSON; ABDUL MALEK, Chief Minister, Negri Sembilan; Tuanku AMPUAN, consort of Tuanku Abdul Rahman; Tuanku ABDUL RAHMAN (d 1960), Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan; F.M. STILL, Inspector of Prisons, Johore in 1933; no further information; Che KHATIJAH, wife of Abdul Malek; Hugh Patterson BRYSON; LIM KIE SIONG, no further...

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130 x 78 mm. Showing a group of seated spectators at a football match. Identified on the reverse of print are: Dato' HAMZAH; Mrs H.P. BRYSON; H.P. BRYSON; Dr C.P. RAWSON; Chief Social Welfare Officer.

Scope and Contents 133 x 81 mm. Showing row of seated spectators watching the match. Identified on the reverse of the print are: (?) Mrs CURTIS; wife of R.J.F. Curtis; C.P. RAWSON; The Raja Muda, later Sultan SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ (1926-); Sultan of Selangor 1960- ; Richard John Froude CURTIS (1897-); Malayan Civil Service 1920-1950; Chief Secretary 1946-1950; Lady GURNEY; Sir HISAMUDDIN ALAM SHAH (circa 1898-1960); Sultan of Selangor 1938-1960; Sir Henry Lovell Goldsworthy GURNEY (1898-1951); High...

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195 x 148 mm. An informal group photograph taken at the meeting with the Sultan of Perak, Raja Sir Alang Iskandar Shah and the British Resident C.W.C. PARR seated in the centre. Gathered around them are: George Alexander de Chazal de MOUBRAY (1888-1977), Malay Civil Service 1912-1945; H.P. BRYSON; J. Murray ROSS, Assistant Simpang Estate, Matang; Reginald CRICHTON (1877-), Malayan Civil Service 1900-circa 1927; T. (?) WELSH, A.D.C. to Sultan.

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Notes by Hugh Bryson on the resistance to paying land taxes and other grievances in Terengganu which led to violent confrontation with the government in May 1928. The file includes comments upon Bryson's notes by the Malayan civil servant W.F.N. Churchill (10 sheets).

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This is a personal record of Hugh Bryson's career in the Malayan Civil Service including observations upon the social life and customs of Malaya's European, Malay and Chinese populations, politics and government, legal affairs, and the Malayan Emergency. It is accompanied by an index.

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127 x 80 mm. Showing Tuanku Besar Berhanuddin (uncle of Tuanku Abdul Rahman), Chi Khatijah (wife of Abdul Malek, Chief Minister), and H. P. Bryson seated under an awning with other spectators at the school sports.

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Two annotated drafts of an article by Hugh Bryson describing how the tribute of golden and silver trees and flowers was sent from the Sultan of Kedah to King Edward VII in 1909, following the transfer of the suzerainty of Kedah from Siam to Britain. There is also a letter from Bryson to the Royal Archives at Windsor, enquiring about their location (7 sheets).