In August 1961 James resigned from all appointments and resumed his studies at the Faculty of Law, at the University of Singapore. James stated in his press conference held at
Read more…1st August 1961 : Resignation from All Government Offices
The motive in coming to see Lord Selkirk was to seek a re-assuarnce that in the event of the fall of Lee Kuan Yew’s Government, the British would not take
The main objectives of the Barisan Sosialis included eradicating colonialism, establishing a united independent and democratic Malayan nation comprising the Federation of Malaya and Singapore and introducing an economic system
Read more…29th July 1961 : Formation of the Barisan Sosialis
Lee’s motive is clearly that proposition he put to me on the detainees was designed first to allay suspicions in the party that he had not in fact been pressing
Read more…21st July 1961 : Lee Kuan Yew’s “Ridiculous Fairy Tale”
We always wished that Harry was not so authoritarian and Chin Siong was not so convinced of the people’s power. Lee Kuan Yew moved a motion of confidence in his
Woodhull, Chin Siong and Fong came along in Woodhull’s car and asked me to go with them to Selkirk’s place. After some discussion I agreed to go with them. I
James had gone to Bangkok when the Anson by-election was going on. “When I came back, my brother Dominic, Ghaus, Chin Siong and Fong were waiting for me in my
Faced with the possibility of losing power and a PAP electoral defat at the next election, Lee Kuan Yew insisted that “in the coming months it was necessary that the
Read more…16th June 1961 : Raising the Spectre of “Chinese Chauvinism” and A Communist State
The day after my meeting with Chin Siong, James got hold of Charles Ladd of Jardine Wharf and asked him to fix a meeting with Lord Selkirk. On Sunday morning
On June 2 Lim Chin Siong issued a statement supporting the PAP in the Anson by-election on condition that the PAP agreed to demand the abolition of the Internal Security
Read more…2nd June 1961 : Chin Siong Statement of Conditional Support
