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MOST BOCS ARE, IN FACT, IN MALAYSIA FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: -

(1) THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA INDEPENDENCE ACT 1957 ALLOWED CUKCS

FROM PENANG AND MALACCA TO PETAIN CUKC-SHIP THOUGH THEY ACCUTRES

MALAYAN CITIZENSHIP:

AND

(11) UNDER THE MALAYSIAN ACT 1963, CUKCS WHO WERE NOT ORDINARILY

RESIDENT IN SARAWAK OR NORTH BORNEO (NOW SABAH) ON 16 SEPTEMBER

1963 DID NOT ACQUIRE MALAYSIAN CITIZENSHIP AND HENCE PETAINED THE LO

CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES.

THIS RESULTED IN CUKCS FROM MALACCA AND PENANGE RECOMING TUAL

NATIONALS WHILST FORMER CUKCS FPOM SAPAWAK AND NORTH SOPNEO WHO

DID NOT BECOME MALAYSIAN CITIZENS ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 APE NOW

BOCS WITH NO OTHER NATIONALITY. EXCEPT FOR THE ETHNIC CHINESE

WHO WERE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND LEFT IN LARGE NUMBERO

FOR CHINA AND SUCH OTHER COUNTRIES AS WOULD RECEIVE THER, ALL

OTHER BOCS IN MALAYSIA ARE WELL SETTLED IN THEIR COUNTRIE

OF RESIDENCE AND PAYS ATTRACTED NO PUPLICITY AT ALL.

CRATEFUL FOR REVIEW OF OUR TEXT AND AMEND CUTS OF INACCURACIES

AND IF AVAILABLE MORE DETAILED STATISTICS PESKBY 0517007.

SIE STEPHEN KU^,

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