SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF MALAYAN CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200460003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 7, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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thirty-four unofficial narbers. All official members are
Eritish. Unofi'ioial members will be appointed by the High
Commissioner and will be apportioned as follows:
9 State Council Presidonts
2 Settlement Council Representatives
2 representatIves of labor
2 representatives of planting
2 representatives of mining.
representatives of commerce
t,.ra lays
2 Eurasiantt
1? represerrtat eve of education
1 representative of Penang
representative of ".alacca
25X1A6a unallocated
commant : Inolud ink; the nine State Council Presidents
the M'Rlays will have o1y; -,teen unofficial members, or a
ratio 'of 3 to 1 over the Chinese.)
7lections are not considered practicable, but provision`:;, is
made for le islation ro ardixn; elections.
3, A conference of all rulers with the Ht b.. Commissioner is to
meet at least three times a year at which time the policy of
the Federal Government will be explained and the views of the
rulors ascertained. Also included Is immigration policy. The
conference will appoint a staiidlrir committee of two rulers
each year to express the assent of rulers to any bill passed
by the Lag'slativo Council,
The Chief Justlce and Supreme Court judges are to be appointed
by the HiZh Com mmissloner,
1.p. Each ruler of a "slay State iinderta.kes to promul; ,ate a constitution
for his State accord.tn,'to certain essential principles applicable
to all States. The exoo3itive authority in the States is to be
exercised by the miler.
11, The State ?:'xeciitive Council is to aid and advise the ruler, who
is the presiding officer. The State Ex ciitiv-e Council constats
of five ex-of ficio mernbers and siac.h members as the State Con-
st!ti.ut;i.on will prescribe. The official lanuae of the Connell
will be L}clay, , The State council will be constituted in a
similar manner, except that there will be only four ex-officio
members. The State Council may ,pass a law on any subject other
than those which the Federal, 3 e eel Live Council has power to
pass on and in respect of which the Federal Legielative Council
has deloZated. powers of le, talation to the State Council,
12, Federal aitlzensbip will not be considered a nationality, but
Is a form of citizenship wb.ioh is an addition to nationality,
Its ri:1 ts, privile-es And obli a.tions have not yet been determined.
The people of othor nationalities will retain those nationalities,
which will not be impaired or ffeoted by federal citizenship.
Automatic citizenship is accorded by birth provided the father
has resided in 's.'alaya continuously for fifteen years. Citizenship
by application Is granted provided (a) ax'-plicant was born In
.alaya and resided therein for ton year or (b) applicant has
been a resident for fifteen years, In addition an adequate
kno4ledge of %alay or ;n. lleb is required, as is the gain; of
an oath of citizenship. phis .oath represents afiirniatrlon of
faithful service and obedience to avtho'tties,
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