Templer and the road to Malayan independence : the man and his time / Leon Comber
Provides an account of General Templer's administration in Malaya as High Commissioner and Director of Operations (1952-54) during the Malayan Emergency. It departs from the usually accepted orthodox assessment of his time in Malaya by focusing on the political and socio-economic aspects of his...
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Singapore
ISEAS
2015
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Table of Contents:
- The Background: The Appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer as High Commissioner and Director of Operations, Malaya (1952-54)
- The Early Days: General Templer in Kuala Lumpur ⎯ Political Background
- The Templer Plan: The Implementation of General Templer's Political Directive
- Victor Purcell and Francis Carnell, Honorary MCA Political Advisers, August ⎯ September 1952
- General Sir Gerald Templer, the MCA, and the Kinta Valley Home Guard (1952⎯ 54)
- The Case of Lee Meng ⎯ A Cause Célèbre: The System of Justice in Malaya (1952)
- The Road to Self-Government: "The Pistols Are Out"
- Conclusion: General Templer's Departure
- Appendix A: Directive to General Sir Gerald Templer by the British Government; Appendix B: General Sir Gerald Templer: A Short Bibliographical Note