Malaysian Solidarity Consultative Committee

The Malaysian Solidarity Consolidation Committee (MSCC) was an organisation formed by political leaders from Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei (as observer), after a preliminary discussion on the formation of the federation of Malaysia at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Regional Conference held in Singapore in July 1961. The committee was formed to continue the explanations and discussion regarding the formation of Malaysia. The delegates in this committee supported formation of Malaysia.[1]

The Committee held its first meeting on 25 August 1961, in Jesselton, Sabah.[2] Several objectives were fixed during this meeting, including: to collect the views and opinions on the creation of Malaysia, disseminate information regarding Malaysia, encourage discussion on Malaysia, and promote activities that would promote the realisation of Malaysia.[1]

Chairman of MSCC Fuad Stephens witnessed the signing ceremony of the "Memorandum of Malaysia" blueprint at the Library of Singapore Assembly House on 3 February 1962.[3] The memorandum was submitted to the Cobbold Commission on 23 February 1962.[1][4]

The MSCC was regarded as "non-representative" enough to submit recommendations to the Cobbold Commission; however, Dato Wong Pow Nee and Enche M. Ghazali bin Shafie from the Cobbold Commission opined that the participants in the MSCC were either leaders of political parties or heads of their communities, with some of them members of the state legislature, executive council, and supreme council, thus warranting serious consideration.[1][5]

The MSCC also recognised that Brunei is a self-governing state unlike the crown colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo; thus the Cobbold Commission jurisdiction did not extend to Brunei. Therefore, Brunei can negotiate directly with the Federation of Malaya and Singapore on the formation of Malaysia.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kadam-Kiai, Stanley Bye; Dugun, Dick Lembang (14 July 2020). "Revisiting early Political History of Modern Sarawak through the making of Stephen Kalong Ningkan as Sarawak's first Chief Minister". Journal of Borneo-Kalimantan. 6 (1). doi:10.33736/jbk.2415.2020. ISSN 2289-2583.
  2. ↑ Why Indonesia Opposes British-Made "Malaysia.". Djakarta: Govt. of the Republic of Indonesia, 1964. p. 20
  3. ↑ "CHAIRMAN OF MALAYSIA SOLIDARITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE DONALD STEPHENS (2ND LEFT) WITNESSING THE SIGNING OF THE "MEMORANDUM ON MALAYSIA" BLUEPRINT BY LEADERS OF BORNEO AND BRUNEI DELEGATIONS, DATO MUSTAPHA BIN DATO HARUN AND DATO ALI BIN HAJI DAUD AT LBRARY OF SINGAPORE ASSEMBLY HOUSE". National Archives of Singapore. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 Report of the Commission of Enquiry, North Borneo and Sarawak, 1962 - Appendix F . 1962. pp. 112–119 – via Wikisource.
  5. ↑ Report of the Commission of Enquiry, North Borneo and Sarawak, 1962 - Recommendations by Dato Wong Pow Nee and Enche Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie - paragraph 175 . 1962. p. 74 – via Wikisource.

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