Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map of Malaya (1952–54)
- Map of Malaya (1956): Locations of Communist Terrorists by State
- Prologue
- 1 The Background: The Appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer as High Commissioner and Director of Operations, Malaya (1952–54)
- 2 The Early Days: General Templer in Kuala Lumpur – Political Background
- 3 The Templer Plan: The Implementation of General Templer's Political Directive
- 4 Victor Purcell and Francis Carnell, Honorary MCA Political Advisers, August–September 1952
- 5 General Sir Gerald Templer, the MCA, and the Kinta Valley Home Guard (1952–54)
- 6 The Case of Lee Meng – A Cause Célèbre: The System of Justice in Malaya (1952)
- 7 The Road to Self-Government: ‘The Pistols Are Out’
- 8 Conclusion: General Templer's Departure
- Appendix A Directive to General Sir Gerald Templer by the British Government
- Appendix B General Sir Gerald Templer: A Short Bibliographical Note
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Plate Section
Appendix A - Directive to General Sir Gerald Templer by the British Government
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2017
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map of Malaya (1952–54)
- Map of Malaya (1956): Locations of Communist Terrorists by State
- Prologue
- 1 The Background: The Appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer as High Commissioner and Director of Operations, Malaya (1952–54)
- 2 The Early Days: General Templer in Kuala Lumpur – Political Background
- 3 The Templer Plan: The Implementation of General Templer's Political Directive
- 4 Victor Purcell and Francis Carnell, Honorary MCA Political Advisers, August–September 1952
- 5 General Sir Gerald Templer, the MCA, and the Kinta Valley Home Guard (1952–54)
- 6 The Case of Lee Meng – A Cause Célèbre: The System of Justice in Malaya (1952)
- 7 The Road to Self-Government: ‘The Pistols Are Out’
- 8 Conclusion: General Templer's Departure
- Appendix A Directive to General Sir Gerald Templer by the British Government
- Appendix B General Sir Gerald Templer: A Short Bibliographical Note
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Plate Section
Summary
The policy of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is that Malaya should in due course become a fully self-governing nation. His Majesty's Government confidently hope that that nation will be within the British Commonwealth.
2. In assisting the peoples of Malaya to achieve that object, you will at all times be guided by the declaration of policy expressed in the preamble of the Federation of Malaya Agreement and by the statement of the special responsibilities of the High Commissioner contained in Section 19 of that Agreement.
3. To achieve a united Malayan nation there must be a common form of citizenship for all who regard the Federation or any part of it as their real home and the object of their loyalty.
4. It will be your duty to guide the peoples of Malaya towards the attainment of these objectives and to promote such political progress of the country as will, without prejudicing the campaign against the terrorists, further our democratic aims in Malaya.
5. The ideal of a united Malayan nation does not involve the sacrifice by any community of its traditional culture and customs, but before it can be fully realized the Malays must be encouraged and assisted to play a full part in the economic life of the country, so that the present uneven economic balance may be redressed. It will be your duty to foster this process to the best of your ability.
6. His Majesty's Government believe that the British have a mission to fulfil in the achievement of these objects, and that, even after self-government has been attained, the British in Malaya will have a worthy and continuing part to play in the life of the country.
7. Communist terrorism is retarding the political advancement and economic development of the country and the welfare of its peoples. Your primary task in Malaya must, therefore, be the restoration of law and order, so that this barrier to progress may be removed. Without victory and the state of law and order which it alone can bring, there can be no freedom from fear, which is the first human liberty.
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- Templer and the Road to Malayan IndependenceThe Man and His Time, pp. 205 - 206Publisher: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak InstitutePrint publication year: 2014