p. 157: reference to the British post-war colonial policy and the “Grand Design”
p. 159: reference to the Malayan Union plan

p. 160: reference to the National Service Ordinance of 1954
p. 160: reference to the Hock Lee Bus riots

p. 162: quotation: “independent [and non-Communist] national state of Malaysia….”

p. 163: quotation: “Whatever we do, major changes in our economy are only possible…”
p. 163: reference to see CO 1030/972 – concerning tariff protection
p. 163: [Box Story]: Maria Hertogh Riots, 1950

p. 166: reference to Singapore as a bitter “Chinese pill”, and the Borneo territories as a “sweetener”
p. 167: quotation: “without the Borneo territories, I would find it impossible….”

p. 168: reference to the Ulster model of merger
p. 168: quotation: “bringing about the integration of the two territories and its people before….”
pp. 168-169: reference to the White Paper of November 1961

p. 172: quotation: “the much-prized local autonomy in these matters would be illusory…”
p. 173: reference to the report by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

p. 174: reference to the Brunei Revolt
p. 174: reference to the Cobbold Commission
p. 174: reference to the Indonesian Confrontation
p. 174: quotation: “We look upon ourselves as trustees for the Federal government in these 15 days….”