| Title |
Political and constitutional papers II |
| Reference |
RCMS 103/2
(former reference: BAM/II) |
| Covering Dates |
1874–1968 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box; paper; mixed scripts |
|
| RCS/RCMS 103/2 contains: |
|
1
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The Muar Question. Incomplete memorandum from the Sultan of Johor, Sir Abu Bakar, to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson, outlining his claim to Muar (44 sheets).
Creator: Abu Bakar, Sir, 1833-1895, Knight, Sultan of Johore.
1 file; paper; manuscript. |
7 May 1878 |
|
2
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Kedah. 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).
Creator: Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898-1977.
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
14 Oct. 1958–23 June 1961 |
|
3
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Negeri Sembilan. 1. Correspondence and notes relating to nationalisation legislation between the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Abdul Rahman, and Hugh Bryson (6 sheets). 2. Correspondence between Hugh Bryson and M.C. ff Sheppard on the subject of the state succession (5 sheets). 3. Correspondence and notes exchanged between Harry Miller and Hugh Bryson. Bryson assisted Miller in researching a biography of the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman, by contacting Sir John Macpherson, G.L. Ham and John Cowgill (16 sheets).
Creator: Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898-1977.
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
16 July 1951–12 Oct. 1959 |
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4
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Terengganu rising. 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).
Creator: Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898-1977.
1 file; paper; manuscript. |
12 Feb. 1962–25 Feb. 1962 |
|
5
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Duff Development Company. Notes on the settlement of the company's claims for compensation against the government of Kelantan in 1926 and 1930 by Reginald John Byard Clayton, the former British resident of Kelantan, with associated correspondence between Clayton and Hugh Bryson (37 sheets).
Creator: Clayton, Reginald John Byard, 1875-1962.
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
13 Jan. 1961–27 Feb. 1962 |
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6
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Malayan independence movement. Material related to the movement for Malayan self-government and the formation of the Independence of Malaya Party by Dato Omn bin Jaafar. The file includes a memorandum by the British Association of Malaya (three copies) commenting upon developments, and correspondence related to its circulation, as well as the reaction of other organisations such as the Directors of the Companies of the Trench-Malayan Tin Group, the Rubber Growers' Association, the British Association of Straits Merchants, and the Eastern Exchange Banks Association (circa 40 sheets).
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
29 June 1951–21 Jan. 1952 |
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7
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Malayan Communist Party's declaration. Manifesto expressing the party's aims (4 sheets).
Creator: Malayan Communist Party.
1 volume; paper; printed. |
7 Nov. 1945 |
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8
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'Indonesian influences in Malaya, supplement to political intelligence journal no. 10'. An analysis of Indonesian influences upon the post Second World War political situation in Malaya, including descriptions of the foundation, activities and aims of Indonesian organisations (24 sheets).
Creator: Malayan Security Service.
1 volume; paper; typewritten. |
30 June 1947 |
|
9
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Malayan Emergency. Two letters from John Dalley, former head of the Malayan Security Service, to Hugh Byrson, describing his assessment of the threat posed by the Communist insurgents in 1947, and the measures he advocated to suppress them (5 sheets).
Creator: Dalley, John.
1 file; paper; manuscript. |
10 Feb. 1965–3 July 1965 |
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10
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Malayan Union Constitution.
6 files; paper; mixed scripts. |
1948–1952 |
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11
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Perak proclamation. Unsigned, undated copy of a proclamation by Sultan Abdullah of Perak opening up the state to economic development, accompanied by a note concerning its provenance (2 sheets).
1 file; paper; Torn edges.; manuscript. |
1874 |
|
12
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'When Bunga Mas was offered to King Edward VII'. 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).
Creator: Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898-1977.
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
11 Jan. 1965–22 Jan. 1965 |
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13
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Selangor succession. This file contains material relating to the controversy over the succession of the state of Selangor. In response to direction from the British Government, the Sultan of Selangor, Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, passed over his eldest son and heir, Tengku Musa Eddin, in favour of his third son, Hisamuddin Alam Shah, who succeeded him in 1938. The file includes:. 1. 'The charge against the Raja Muda', which explains why the British Government considered him to be an unsuitable successor (4 sheets). 2. The draft of a letter written to the Colonial Office by the Association of British Malaya commenting upon the British Government's actions, published in 'British Malaya' Nov. 1936 (3 sheets). . 3. The draft of the article 'The Selangor Succession: the facts recorded' expressing the views of the Association, published in 'British Malaya' Dec. 1936 (8 sheets). 4. An article on the succession question published in 'Cavalcade', 20 Feb. 1937 (1 sheet). 5. 'Memorial presented on behalf of His Highness Tungku Badar Shah concerning his right and claim to be appointed Raja Muda of Selangor' written by Roland Braddell, which sets out the sultan's second son's claims to the throne (31 sheets). . 6. Copy of Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, v. 318, no. 16, 24 Nov. 1936, containing the written answer to a question concerning the appointment of a successor (208 pages). 7. A letter from Jan. 1937 discussing the sultan's selection of a new British Resident of Selangor following T.S. Adams's transfer to Northern Nigeria (2 sheets). 8. Related correspondence including letters by Oliver Marks, Secretary of the Association of British Malaya, Sir Frank Swettenham, Roland Braddell, A.G. Morkill and others (36 sheets).
1 file; paper; Fragile paper.; mixed scripts. |
Apr. 1935-Mar. 1937 |
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14
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Papers of Dato Klana Maamor bin Kassim. Copies of four documents (in Malay) with correspondence regarding their acquisition and the proposed copying of other papers:. 1. 'History of the dignity of Rantau Wari di Ayer' (1 sheet). 2. 'Installation of Yam Tuan Muhammad' (4 sheets). 3. 'Installation of Tuanku Ampuan' (4 sheets). 4. 'The changing of the title Yang di-Pertuan to Sultan' (4 sheets).
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
1927–1934 |
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15
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British Military Administration, Malaya, official notifications.
1 file; paper; printed. |
Sept. 1945-Feb. 1946 |
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16
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Malayan civil service. Notes taken by Hugh Bryson in response to queries from the journalist George L. Peet on the staffing of the civil services of the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the Unfederated Malay States, and on the development of a pan-Malayan Civil Service. They include lists of names (7 sheets).
Creator: Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898-1977.
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
27 Jan. 1968–14 Feb. 1968 |
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17
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Malayan Union. Correspondence between Hugh Bryson and James de Vere Allen on the research and publication of the latter's book, 'The Malayan Union', and on Allen's research for an article on Terengganu during the early twentieth century. Several letters refer to Sir Edward Gent and the Malayan Emergency (21 sheets).
1 file; paper; mixed scripts. |
18 May 1965–23 Dec. 1967 |
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