[Federation of Malaysia white paper.] A Plot Exposed. [Cmd. 12 of 1965. Malaysia. Presented to the Parliament by Command of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. Ordered by the Dewan Ra'ayat to lie upon the table - 27th February, 1965.]

vi + 24 pp., with fold-out 'Map of Malaysia'. Unbound and stapled. In fair condition, creased and with slight damage at head of first few leaves. According to the introduction the aim of the document is 'to show how a number of politicians in Malaysia have treacherously conspired together to bring this country under the domination of the Sukarno regime'. The first part is titled 'The Quickening Tempo of Indonesian Confrontation. Intensification of Subversive Activities. Arrival of R. M. Soenita in Kuala Lumpur', and begins: 'On 29 March, 1963, in the wake of mounting opposition by the Sukarno regime to the formation of Malaysia, a senior Indonesian Intelligence Officer, R. M. Soenita, arrived in Kuala Lumpur to augment General Djatikusumo's staff of subversive and intelligence operatives based at the Indonesian Embassy.' Section 105 on p.23, titled 'The Trap is Sprung', reads: 'This called for quick action to be taken by the authorities, and so on 26 January, 1965, Dato Raja Abu Hanifah, Datu Kampo Radjo, Hussain Yaacob and Rais Anwar were arrested, followed by the arrest two days later on 28 January, 1965, of Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, Ishak bin Haji Mohamed and Dr Burhanuddin. Subsequently, Tajuddin Kahar and Hasnul bin Adul Hadi were also arrested on 13 February, 1965.' Scarce: the only copies on OCLC WorldCat at Hong Kong, Waseda, Auckland and Queensland. From the private papers of C. A. A. Nicol (1921-2012), OBE, CPM, AMN, who was a 'Member of a joint FCO/MOD department in Hong Kong' between 1970 and 1975. Nicol joined the Malayan Union Police Force in 1950, and served in the Royal Malaysian Police between 1957 and 1967, 'to assist in promoting and consolidating the successful transition to full independence. During this period the Special Branch played a vital role in maintaining peace and security in the country.'