The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (99 page)

Soon Loh Boon, Robert,
166
,
174
,
177
,
245

Soon Peng Yam,
18

Special Branch (Malaya),
57
,
447
,
467
,
582

Special Branch (Singapore),
125
,
128
,
132
,
139
,
157–8
,
162
,
171
,
175
,
179
,
188
,
240
,
244
,
249
,
252
,
270
,
328–30
,
349
,
368–9
,
373
,
390
,
392
,
409
,
446
,
461
,
475
,
496
,
512–13
,
557
,
590
,
623
,
632

Stephens, Donald (United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Organisation, chief minister, Sabah),
405
,
603–5
,
625

Stewart, Stanley (permanent secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, later head of civil service, Singapore),
437
,
631
,
645

Strachey, John (UK Labour Party colonial and Commonwealth secretary),
454

Straits Chinese,
86
,
92
,
94
,
134
,
141
,
549

Straits Settlements,
38–9
,
51
,
88
,
182
,
476

Straits Times
,
149–50
,
163
,
181–2
,
206–7
,
244
,
261
,
268–9
,
275
,
284
,
297
,
378–80
,
404

anti-PAP stance,
297–9
,
309
,
463–4

Subandrio, Dr (foreign minister, Indonesia),
492
,
494
,
652

Suharto, General (president, Indonesia),
520

Sukarno (president, Indonesia),
16
,
340
,
467–8
,
493–4
,
497
,
505–6
,
515
,
520
,
522–3
,
526–7
,
550
,
565
,
567
,
572
,
582–3
,
589
,
595
,
610
,
633
,
652

Sydney Daily Mirror
,
207

Syed Ja’afar Albar,
477
,
514–15
,
518
,
525
,
543
,
546
,
551–6
,
585
,
603
,
605–8
,
618
,
620
,
629
,
635
,
649

Takemura, George (“Ji-oh-ji”),
63–4

Tan, C.C.,
137
,
266

Tan, Datuk Sir Cheng Lock,
179
,
181
,
476

Tan Kah Kee,
392

Tan Lark Sye,
217
,
331–3
,
392
,
414
,
511–12

Tan Siew Sin (minister for commerce and industry, later finance minister, Malaysia),
243
,
296–7
,
417
,
420
,
462–3
,
519
,
540
,
638
,
643

animosity towards PAP leaders,
477
,
484
,
507–8
,
543

claims on Singapore’s revenue,
464
,
476–7
,
485
,
579–80
,
591

constitutional rearrangements for Singapore,
581
,
589

economic measures against Singapore,
420
,
600–1
,
632

merger negotiations,
464
,
476–7
,
480

on Singapore’s “secession” from Malaysia,
577–8
,
607–8

reaction to PAP’s participation in 1964

Malaysian election,
541
,
543

Tan, T.H.,
475
,
621

Tan Wee Keng,
180

Tanzania (Tanganyika),
533

Teo Ban Hock,
638

Teo Kah Leong,
36

Teo Yik Kwee,
394
,
434–5

Thatcher, William S. (censor, Fitzwilliam, Cambridge),
103
,
107
,
108
,
110–13
,
118–20
,
426–7

Thomas, Francis,
294
,
313

Thomas, Trevor (Trinity Hall, Cambridge),
116
,
118

Thompson, Robert (secretary of defence, Malaya),
364

Thomson, George (director, Information Services),
308
,
321–2
,
352

Thomson, George (UK Commonwealth secretary),
662

Thorneycroft, Peter (UK Conservative Party defence secretary),
572

Toh Chin Chye,
43
,
138
,
160
,
162
,
180
,
198
,
206
,
226
,
234
,
246
,
261–3
,
267–8
,
293–4
,
300
,
316
,
320
,
335
,
337
,
352
,
370–3
,
375–6
,
388
,
400–1
,
405
,
407
,
431
,
433
,
461
,
496
,
507
,
513
,
522
,
540
,
550
,
552
,
563
,
574–8
,
582–3
,
587
,
601
,
604–5
,
623
,
639

letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman on Singapore’s separation,
642

Malaysian Solidarity Convention,
616
,
653

member, Malayan Forum,
121–2

opposition to Singapore’s withdrawal from Malaysia,
584
,
629
,
640–3

Tory, Sir Geofroy (UK high commissioner, Malaysia),
363–4
,
412
,
500
,
516
,
519–20

Toure, Sekou (president, Guinea),
530

Tsiranana (president, Madagascar),
533

Tsuji, Colonel Masanobu,
56
,
79

Tubman, William (president, Liberia),
528–30

Tunisia,
526–7

Tunku Abdul Rahman,
13–15
,
20
,
211
,
223–4
,
243
,
256
,
306–7
,
330–1
,
348
,
362
,
364
,
417–19
,
461–2
,
477
,
481
,
525
,
572–3
,
581–2
,
599
,
602–3
,
636
,
656–7
,
659

and Sukarno,
468
,
493–4
,
497

character,
410–13
,
416–17
,
437–8
,
440–3

constitutional rearrangements for Singapore,
581–91

discussions with PAP leaders on a truce (September 1964),
576–7

Internal Security Council decisions,
461
,
470–2

involvement in Singapore elections,
296–7
,
474
,
507
,
514
,
540

Looking Back
,
615
,
643

maintaining Malay dominance,
410
,
442

merger talks,
400
,
403–4
,
433
,
436–40
,
474–83

official biography by Mubin Sheppard,
627

on arresting Lee Kuan Yew,
660–2

on Lee Kuan Yew’s speech in Malay in the Malaysian parliament,
615

on ways to control Singapore’s foreign policy,
663

PAP inauguration,
179
,
181

reasons for Singapore’s separation,
649

response to 1964 race riots in Singapore,
559
,
564

response to PAP’s participation in 1964 Malaysian election,
541

shingles attack,
628

speech at Medical College dinner (December 1964),
580

speech to federal parliament on separation (either repressive measures or separation),
13–14
,
649

speech to Foreign Correspondents’ Association of South East Asia (May 1961),
365

supports Alliance partners, MCA and MIC,
515–16
,
541
,
543

U Thant,
434
,
504

Uganda,
534

Ultras,
234
,
522
,
623
,
625
,
628
,
642
,
655–6

UMNO:
see
United Malays National Organisation

Ungku Aziz bin Abdul Hamid,
42–9

unions:

Chinese Printing Workers’ Union,
152

City Council Labour Union,
209–10

Electrical and Wireless Employees’ Union,
284

General Labour Union,
89

Hock Lee Employees’ Union,
201
,
204

Middle Road unions,
205
,
216
,
242
,
247
,
249
,
253
,
255
,
268
,
270

Nanyang University Students’ Union,
346

Naval Base Labour Union,
89
,
152–3
,
195
,
209
,
217
,
447
,
513

Postal & Telecommunications Uniformed Staff Union,
146–51

Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU),
385
,
513
,
518

Singapore Bus Workers’ Union (SBWU),
199
,
201
,
204
,
218

Singapore Chinese Middle School Students’ Union,
209
,
218
,
244–6

Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Union,
449

Singapore English Teachers’ Union (Chinese Schools),
221

Singapore Factory and Shop Workers’ Union (SFSWU),
196
,
200
,
209
,
216
,
244
,
246
,
251–3

Singapore Federation of Government Employees’ Unions,
155

Singapore General Employees’ Union (SGEU),
253
,
269

Singapore Teachers’ Union,
159–60
,
188

Singapore Traction Company Union,
217

Singapore Trade Union Congress,
150
,
199
,
261
,
270–1
,
349–50
,
356
,
368
,
385
,
388
,
579–80

Singapore Union of Postal and Telecommunications Workers,
153

Tanjong Pagar dockyards,
89

University of Malaya: Students’ Union,
168

United Democratic Party (UDP),
602–3
,
605
,
617

United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysia,
17
,
179
,
223
,
348
,
507
,
548

20th anniversary souvenir,
626

attacks on Singapore leaders,
508
,
514
,
543
,
546
,
553
,
607–8

on different ideologies of UMNO and PAP,
541

reaction to announcement of PAP’s decision to participate in 1964 Malaysian election,
540–1

United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Singapore,
185
,
257
,
272
,
296–7
,
305
,
408
,
432
,
514
,
552
,
589
,
653

United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Organisation (UPKO),
603

United People’s Party (UPP),
402
,
432
,
447
,
470
,
505
,
507

United States:

Commerce Department’s prediction for Singapore economy (1959),
297

support for Malaysia,
492–3
,
523
,
550

University of Malaya,
195
,
247
,
346

Fajar
trial,
161–5

Malaysia forums,
430

Socialist Club,
162
,
446

Utusan Melayu
,
139
,
149
,
156–7
,
160
,
356
,
605–6
,
608
,
623–5

incites Malay sentiment,
551–4
,
556
,
558–9
,
562–3
,
565
,
568–9
,
598

Wallace, Ian (UK permanent undersecretary, Colonial Office),
382
,
403
,
415
,
465

Widdicombe, David (UK Labour Party candidate),
124–5

Wilson, Harold (UK Labour Party minister, later prime minister),
17
,
20
,
572–4
,
577
,
588
,
595
,
647
,
651–2

The Labour Government 1964–1970
,
657–9