Communities Liaison Committee

The Communities Liaison Committee (CLC) was established in 1949[1] by the British rulers of Malaysia, comprising the top echelon of Malayan politicians from different communities, to address sensitive issues, especially those related to ethnicity. Compromises on a number of issues, including citizenship, education, democracy, and Malay supremacy, were agreed on and set the stage for Malayan independence.[2] The CLC was chaired by Malcolm MacDonald, the British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia.[1]

The Communities Liaison Committee was a prototype for multiracial political cooperation.[1][3]

Composition
No. Member Notes
Advisor
1 Malcolm MacDonald Governor-General of British territories in Southeast Asia
Chairman
2 E.E.C. Thuraisingham Ceylonese representative
Malay Representative
3 Onn Jaafar Menteri Besar of Johor, President of UMNO
4 Dato' Abdul Wahab Abdul Aziz Menteri Besar of Perak
5 Mohd. Salleh Hakim Member of Selangor State Legislative Council
6 Dr. Mustapha Osman Member of UMNO Working Committee
7 Zainal Abidin Haji Abas Secretary-General of UMNO
Chinese Representative
8 Tan Cheng Lock Melaka
9 Lee Tiang Keng Penang
10 C.C Tan Singapore
11 Yong Shook Lin Selangor
Others
12 Roland Braddell European representative
13 L.R. Doraisamy Iyer Indian representative
14 Dr. J.S. Goonting Serani people representative

Notes
  1. Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, p. 192 ISBN 1-86064-063-X
  2. Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, p. 183 ISBN 1-86064-063-X
  3. Heng, Pek Koon (1988) Chinese Politics in Malaysia: A History of the Malaysian Chinese Association Oxford University Press, Singapore, p. 147 ISBN 0-19-588881-2

References
  • "Colonial Office Records relating to the meetings of the Communities Liaison Committee, April 1949 to September 1949: CO 717/183" In Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, pp. 193–198 ISBN 1-86064-063-X
  • "Communities Liaison Committee Communiqué, 16 September 1949 - Public Relations, Singapore, Press Release No. SE49/168" In Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, pp. 199–201 ISBN 1-86064-063-X
  • "Statement on Federal Citizenship issued by the Communities Liaison Committee, 18 April 1950" In Gott, Richard; Major, John and Warner, Geoffrey (eds.) (1973) Documents on International Affairs Royal Institute of International Affairs, Oxford University Press, London, p. 592, OCLC 1566847

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