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Correspondence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2011

Yeo Kim Wah
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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , September 1970 , pp. 150 - 155
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1970

References

1 The MDU Second Political Report. April 1947 to May 1948. p. 15.

2 Letter from J. Eber to Tan Cheng Lock, Penang 31.12.1946.

3 Memorandum on Counter-Proposals for the Future Constitution for the consideration of the AMCJA 1947.

4 On the 14 December 1946 J. Eber and Tan Cheng Lock sponsored the first Council or Action (CJA) in Singapore. The Singapore branch of the Straits Chinese British Association was a member of this Council.

5 Minutes of the Third Delegates' Conference of the AMCJA-PUTERA held in Kuala Lumpur at the premises of the New Democratic Youths' League 3.11.1947.

6 Letter from J. Eber to Tan Cheng Lock, 31.12.46. The GLU (the Labour Unions) which later became the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions and the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions.

7 The voting system of the PMCJA (and of ihe PMCJA-PUTERA) alloted Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions one vote each, and independent state organisations of common nature and interests such as the Clerical Union of Selangor one vote only to be shared among themselves. Hence, the communist front organisations such as the various Federation of Trade Unions, the Women Federations, the New Democratic Youths' Leagues, the Malayan Ex-MPAJA Comrades' Associations, only had 4 votes. See Agenda of the First PMCJA Meeting 22.12.46. Minutes of Third Delegates' Conference of the AMCJA-PUTERA, 3.11.47.

8 Ibid.