Abstract
On 10 October, 1945, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies announced in the House of Commons an outline of a new policy to be adopted in Malaya.“His Majesty's Government have given careful consideration to the future of Malaya and the need to promote a sense of unity and common citizenship which will develop the country's strength and capacity in due course for self-government within the British Commonwealth. Our policy will call for a constitutional union of Malaya and for the institution of Malayan citizenship which will give equal citizenship rights to those who claim Malaya to be their homeland.”The Malayan Union was to be made up of the nine Malay States and the two Straits Settlements of Malacca and Penang including the Province Wellesley; Singapore was exclude.
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Reference5 articles.
1. The Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1948, p. 2.
2. Letter J.P. to Peet G. L. , dated 30.9.1948.
3. Constitution of UMNO, Malaya, 1949, Clause 2(b).
4. Carnell F. G. , Malayan Citizenship Legislation, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 1952, p. 204.
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