Scope and Contents 1. Correspondence and notes relating to political developments in Malaya from former Malayan civil servants S.W. Jones and Meadows Frost, the architect John McNeill, the lawyer Sir Arnold Robinson, Edward Gent, assistant under-secretary of the Colonial Office, and the politicians Patrick Donner and W.W. Astor (circa 40 sheets). Included is a copy of the House of Commons Parliamentary Debates, 6 June, 1944, containing a speech by Astor, and a paper entitled ‘Recruitment to Government...

Scope and Contents 284 x 214 mm. A group photograph of the Sultan, European officials and Malay soldiers gathered on the steps of a specially erected open-sided wooden platform at some stage during the proceedings. Sultan Sir Ibrahim (1873-1959), who ruled from 1895 until his death, stands at the centre of the group next to Sir Arthur Henderson YOUNG (1854-1938), Governor of the Straits Settlements 1911-1919. Other figures identified in the group are: Mrs OLIVER; wife of staff officer; (Lady) Maud RIDOUT;...

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1. 'How krah (forced labour) was abolished in Kedah' by Sir George Maxwell (2 copies, 4 sheets).

2. Correspondence between Hugh Bryson and Julian Dudley Hall on the evacuation of the Sultan of Kedah, Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, to Kulim during the Japanese invasion of Dec. 1941 (5 sheets).

Scope and Contents 1. Correspondence, telegrams and notes relating to the Malayan Union of 1946. Writers and recipients include Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor, and other rulers, H. Welham, R.R.J Turner, Lord Marchwood, Sir Arnold Robinson, Sir Richard Winstedt, and Sir Frank Swettenham (circa 100 sheets). A list of the papers is included.2. Copy of a memorandum prepared by Sir Roland Braddell, legal advisor to the Sultan of Johor, ‘Legal problems in Malaya’ (53 sheets).3. Copy of the ‘British...

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1. Correspondence between Sir George Maxwell, Sir Richard Winstedt, Sir Frank Swettenham, Sir Cecil Clementi, G.H. Hall, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and others regarding the Malayan Union of 1946 (circa 25 sheets).

2. Preparations for and reports of a meeting held at the Colonial Office on 26 Feb. 1946 to discuss the Malayan Union proposal. The file includes notes of the meeting taken by Maxwell and Clementi (circa 25 sheets).

Scope and Contents 1. Two annotated typescript copies of ‘A note on Malayan Union citizenship’ by Maxwell (12 sheets).2. Two typescript copies of ‘Malayan Union citizenship’ by Maxwell (13 sheets).3. One typescript copy of ‘The Foreign Jurisdiction Act on Malaya’ by Maxwell (4 sheets).4. One typescript copy of ‘The Chinese peril in Singapore’ by Maxwell (8 sheets).5. Incomplete draft note on citizenship by Maxwell (5 sheets).6. Correspondence relating to the above...

Scope and Contents 1. Three annotated draft versions of Maxwell’s article ‘The Malays and the Malaysians’, published in ‘The nineteenth century and after’, June 1945, 276-85, accompanied by amendments suggested by Sir Cheng Lock Tan and Sir Arnold Robinson, and correspondence related to its publication (circa 60 sheets).2. Printed copy of the pamphlet ‘Malayan domicil and popular representation’ by John Laycock and Chin Tuan Tan.3. Copy of a paper ‘Total federation’ written by S.W. Jones...

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Correspondence and newspaper cuttings relating to the pension rights of retired Malayan civil servants (circa 40 sheets).

Scope and Contents 1. Correspondence relating to discussion of the Malayan Union proposal of 1946, including Sir Richard Winstedt, John Woods, G.G. Daubeney, Sir Cecil Clementi and L.D. Gammons. The file contains typescript copies of letters sent to 'The Times’ and the ‘Straits Times’ by Sir George Maxwell (circa 60 sheets)2. Annotated typescript draft of ‘Some notes on the debate in the House of Lords on 29th January, 1946, on the second reading of the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Bill’ by Maxwell...

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Correspondence, notes, writings and publications upon political developments in Malaya.