State Papers Online Colonial
DELIVER GREATER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Part IV of State Papers Online Colonial: Asia continues Part III by including confidential original correspondence relating to Malaysia and Singapore, as well as a register of out-letters of Federated Malay States, and a collection of post-1940 maps and plans of British Malaya. Also included are several Hong Kong-related collections, such as selected files from the Colonial Office and the Cabinet Office, correspondence and papers from the Prime Minister’s Office, and registered files from the Ministry of Defence and the British Council. Together these records complement earlier parts of State Papers Online Colonial: Asia by including documents that shed light on the history of Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong from the mid-nineteenth century through to the latter part of the twentieth century.
VALUE OF THE COLLECTION
This largely English-language collection of Malaysia-, Singapore-, and Hong Kong-related files selected from the Colonial Office, Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, and British Council series will provide an essential reference point for researching the history and governance of these former British colonies, as well as their interactions with the UK, China, and other parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia. These records provide context into how Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong conduct government, commerce, international relations, and civic life to this day.
The collection will support scholars researching and teaching in:
• history of Southeast Asia
• history of Hong Kong and greater China
• history of trade and commerce
• British colonialism and decolonization
• Sino-British relations
TOPICS COVERED
• Naval base in Singapore
• Prisoners of war and civilian internees
• Disposal of Japanese assets
• Conduct of sultans of Malay states
• Chinese community and Chinese affairs
• Indonesian influence in Malay Peninsula
• Reconstitution of the Malay Regiment
• Malayan Union
• Federation of Malaya
• Relations with Thailand and China
• Communism in Malaya
• Defense of Hong Kong
COLLECTIONS INCLUDED
CO 787 Federated Malay States: Register of Out-Letters
CO 537 Colonial Office and predecessors: Confidential Original Correspondence
CO 1054 Maps and Plans: Post-1940 Collection
CO 131 War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Hong Kong, Sessional
Papers
CO 132 Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Hong Kong,
Government Gazettes
PREM 3 Prime Minister's Office: Operational Correspondence and Papers
PREM 8 Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945–1951
PREM 11 Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1951–1964
PREM 13 Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1964–1970
PREM 15 Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1970–1974
PREM 16 Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1974–1979
PREM 19 Records of the Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers,
1979–1997
DEFE11 Ministry of Defence: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files
CAB 165/623 Cabinet Office: Committees (C Series) Files
BW 94 British Council: Registered Files, Hong Kong
Additional Details
subjects covered
- Asian Studies
- Colonialism
- History
- British Imperial History
