The Cobbold Commission, was a Commission of Enquiry set up to determine whether the people of North Borneo (now

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) and

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supported the proposal to create the Federation of

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consisting of Malaya,

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, North Borneo, and

. It was also responsible for the subsequent drafting of the

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prior to the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. The Commission was headed by former Bank of England governor, Lord Cobbold.

Members

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Members of the Commission were: * Lord Cobbold, former Governor of the Bank of England, chairman of the Commission * Wong Pow Nee, Chief Minister of Penang, *

Ghazali Shafie Tun Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie ( ms, محمد غزالي بن شافعي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 22 March 1922 – 24 January 2010) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He served under the administrations of four Prime ...

, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Anthony Abell, former Governor of Sarawak * David Watherston, former Chief Secretary Of Malaya.

Report

The Commission released its findings, report and recommendations on 1 August 1962. It concluded that the formation of Malaysia should be implemented. However, Lord Cobbold also stressed that all parties enter the federation as equal partners. However , Lord Cobbold concealed his personal secret letter to Mr Macmilliam on 21 June 1962 : " I have supported Malaysia in the report on the assumption that Singapore also joins in .... if Singapore were to drop out , a federation between Malaya and the Borneo territories without Singapore would have few attractions."205722212 THE MAKING OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA BY AJ STOCKWELL PG 317 ARTICLE 119 The findings were summarised by Lord Cobbold as follows:

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:COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION :TERM OF REFERENCE :INTRODUCTION ::1. ENQUIRY IN SARAWAK ::2. ENQUIRY IN NORTH BORNEO ::3. ASSESSMENT OF EVIDENCE ::4. Recommendations :::A—Recommendations on certain general matters :::B—Recommendations by Sir Anthony Abell and Sir David Watherston :::C—Recommendations by Dato Wong Pow Nee and Enche Mohammed Ghazali bin Shafie :::D—Summary of Recommendations in Sections B and C, and Comments, by the Chairman ::5. OTHER MATTERS ::6. THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS :''Appendices'' :A. Itinerary :B. Census Abstract :C. Cardinal Principles of the rule of the English Rajah :D. Legal Meaning of the Term "Native" :E. North Borneo and Sarawak Governments Papers on Malaysia :F. "Memorandum on Malaysia" Submitted by the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee :Map of the Borneo Territories

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External links

Report of the Commission of Enquiry, North Borneo and Sarawak, 1962
full report)
UN General Assembly 15th Session - The Trusteeship System and Non-Self-Governing Territories (pages:509-510)

UN General Assembly 18th Session - the Question of Malaysia (pages:41-44)
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