Telegram from the Commonwealth Relations Office on internal security matters after Malayan independence (London, 23 August 1957)
Text In a telegram dated 23 August 1957, the Commonwealth Relations Office examines the question of responsibility for internal security in Malaya after the country’s independence. The Federation of Malaya will be wholly responsible for the country’s internal security; Commonwealth forces will only intervene in exceptional circumstances or to protect nationals of a Commonwealth country.
Quelle und Copyright
Quelle: Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations. [Outward Telegram from Commonwealth Relations Office to UK High Commissioner in Australia and New Zealand (23 August 1957)]. 23-08-1957. Aufbewahrt in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies, CO 1030 - Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Far Eastern Department and successors. Armed forces of UK and Commonwealth in Malaya after independence, CO 1030/838.
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