ASIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
Series Two: Economic Development in Brunei, Hong Kong,
Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, 1950-1980
(Public Record Office files from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office,
Treasury, Dominions Office, Board of Trade and Cabinet Committees
Part 1: Files for 1950-1954
REEL 1
CAB 134: Cabinet: Miscellaneous Committees: Minutes and Papers (General Series)
CAB 134/195: Official Committee on Economic Development (Overseas)
Papers 1-9 (January-April 1950)
CAB 134/196: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Meetings 1–40 (23 February-20 December 1950)
CAB 134/197: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Papers 1–59 (23 February-7 June 1950)
CAB 134/198: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Papers 60–88 (15 June-25 August 1950)
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CAB 134/199: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Papers 89–129 (5 September-3 December 1950)
CAB 134/200: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Meetings 1–21 (4 January-18 December 1951)
Papers 1–27 (1-30 January 1951)
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CAB 134/201: Working Party on Economic Development in South and South East Asia
Papers 28–108 (1 February-27 December 1951)
CAB 134/420: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)
Papers 1–5 (26 April-18 December 1950)
CAB 134/421: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)
Papers 1–6 (2 February-12 December 1951)
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CAB 134/497: Malaya Committee
Meetings 1–10 (19 April-17 October 1950)
Meeting 1 (26 July 1951)
Papers 1–32 (12 April-16 October 1950)
Papers 1–3 (4 June-12 July 1951)
CO 129: Hong Kong correspondence 1845-1951
CO 129/623/1: Rubber Industry: report and correspondence on the labour situation
(April 1950-January 1951) (Folder 1)
CO 129/623/2: Rubber Industry: report and correspondence on the labour situation
(December 1950-March 1951) (Folder 2)
CO 129/623/7: Japanese activities in Hong Kong: possible opening of a Japanese bank
(October 1950–April 1952)
CO 129/627/5: Annual report to Parliament (January-March 1951)
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CO 953: Colonial Office: Singapore Original Correspondence
CO 953/6/1: Estimates (1950)
CO 953/6/2: Estimates (1951)
CO 953/10/8: Social and economic conditions in Singapore: newspaper reports (1951)
CO 1016: Colonial Office; Commercial Treaties Branch: Original Correspondence
CO 1016/22: Formosa (1953)
CO 1022: Colonial Office: South East Asia Department: Original Correspondence
CO 1022/39: Representations by British business interests
in Malaya about the effects of the emergency (1951-1952)
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CO 1022/70: Scheme for smallholders rubber replanting in Malaya: question of financing
the scheme from a Government contribution in addition to the cess levied on the planters (1951-1953)
CO 1022/71: Rubber replanting schemes in Malaya (1952-1953)
CO 1022/72: Organisation of a Rubber Fact-Finding Mission to
operate in 1954 alongside a mission from the IBRD (1952-1953)
CO 1022/73: Machinery for labour relations and wage fixing in the rubber industry of Malaya (1952-1953)
REEL 7
CO 1022/93: Agricultural development in the Federation of Malaya (1952)
CO 1022/100: High Commissioner's addresses to the Legislative Council
of the Federation of Malaya from 1952 onwards (1951-1953)
CO 1022/122: Labour situation reports, Singapore (1952-1953)
CO 1022/128: Shortage of skilled labour in Malaya (1952-1953)
CO 1022/139: Colombo Plan for South East Asia; first annual report 1952 of the
Consultative Committee – Adopted by Karachi meeting, Singapore and Brunei. (Folder 1)
CO 1022/140: Colombo Plan for South East Asia; second annual report of the
Consultative Committee adopted in 1953 (Folder 2)
REEL 8
CO 1022/141: Colombo Plan for South East Asia Consultative Committee Report:
draft country chapter for the Federation of Malaya (1951-1953)
CO 1022/142: Colombo Plan for South East Asia Consultative Committee Report:
chapters on Borneo (1952-1953)
CO 1022/143: Colombo Plan for South East Asia Consultative Committee Report:
chapters on Sarawak (1951-1952)
CO 1022/144: Colombo Plan for South East Asia Consultative Committee Report:
chapters on Singapore (1952-1953)
CO 1022/177-180: Malayan Mining Development (1951-1954)
CO 1022/177: Proposed development of the Rom Pin iron ore deposits in
Pahang, Malaya, by the Eastern Mining and Metals Company (1951-1953) (Folder 1)
CO 1022/178: Proposed development of the Rom Pin iron ore deposits in
Pahang, Malaya, by the Eastern Mining and Metals Company 1953 (Folder 2)
CO 1022/179: Development of Temangan Iron Mine in Kelantan, Malaya (1952-1953)
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CO 1022/180: Question of Japanese participation in the Malayan mining industry (1953-1954)
CO 1022/218: Future Japanese relations with South East Asia (1951-1953)
CO 1022/229: Extension of CDW Scheme for rice cultivation in Sarawak (1951-1952)
CO 1022/230: Rice Production investigation in Sarawak (1952-1954)
CO 1022/231: Far East rice production (1951-1952) (Folder 1)
CO 1022/232: Far East rice production (1952) (Folder 2)
CO 1022/233: Far East rice production (1952-1953) (Folder 3)
CO 1022/234: Rice investigation: North Borneo (1952-1953)
CO 1022/236: Rice production and marketing in the Federation of Malaya (1952-1953) (Folder 1)
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CO 1022/237: Rice production and marketing in the Federation of Malaya (1952-1953) (Folder 2)
CO 1022/243: Future of Malayan Collieries Ltd (1951-1953)
CO 1022/244: Conference of HM Representatives in South East Asia,
held at the residence of the Commissioner General in Singapore, known as ‘Mallaig’
and previously in Malaya at Bukit Serene (1951-1953)
CO 1022/245: Recommendations and decisions of the Bukit Serene
and Mallaig Conferences of HM Representatives (1951-1953)
CO 1022/246: Conferences of the Malaya/Borneo Governors,
held at Phoenix Park, Singapore (1951-1952) (Folder 1)
CO 1022/247: Conference of the Malaya/Borneo Governors,
held at Phoenix Park, Singapore (1953) (Folder 2)
REEL 11
CO 1022/256: Wage negotiations with post and telegraph workers in Singapore (1952-1953)
CO 1023: Colonial Office: Hong Kong and Pacific Department: Original Correspondence
CO 1023/98: Hong Kong: grant of lease of land to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (1952)
CO 1023/99: Hong Kong: Crown leases (1952-1953)
CO 1023/109: Hong Kong: Education Ordinance (1953)
CO 1023/110: Keswick Report on Higher Education in Hong Kong (1952-1954)
CO 1023/177: Hong Kong: transfer of assets (1952)
CO 1023/184: Hong Kong: commercial relations with China (1953)
CO 1023/199: Hong Kong: Tai Lam Chung water supply Scheme (1953)
CO 1029: Colonial Office: Production and marketing department: Original Correspondence
CO 1029/13: Brunei oil prospecting and production leases;
negotiations with the Shell Group on a fifty-fifty basis with the Brunei Government (1953)
CO 1029/16: Question of territorial waters and extension of jurisdiction over the Continental Shelf,
North Borneo, Brunei Bay area, in connection with appropriation of oil resources (3 large maps) (1952-1953)
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DO 35: Commonwealth Economic Development Plan (Colombo Plan)
DO 35/2711: Colombo Plan. Attitude of USA towards aid to South
and South East Asia development plan (1950-1951) (Folder 1)
DO 35/2712: Colombo Plan. Attitude of USA towards aid to South and
South East Asia development plan (1951) (Folder 2)
DO 35/2724: General review of the Colombo Plan (1951)
DO 35/2772: Proceedings of the Colombo Conference (January 1950)
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DO 35/2773: Minutes of meetings and papers circulated from the Colombo Conference (1950)
DO 35/2774: Eleventh Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relation, relating to political,
social and economic problems affecting South and South East Asia held in Lucknow (October 1950)
DO 35/5528: Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee in India (September-October 1953)
DO 35/5538: Consultative Committee: preliminary meeting of officials; minutes and meetings (1953)
DO 35/5539: Consultative Committee: meetings of ministers; papers (1953)
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DO 35/5545: Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Ottawa meeting (1954):
final briefs for UK delegation (1954)
DO 35/5548: Colombo Plan Consultative Committee Ottawa meeting (1954):
minutes of ministerial meetings (1954)
DO 35/5553: Questionnaires from UK Dependencies for
Colombo Plan Consultative Committee and meeting (1953)
DO 35/5554: Report of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1953)
REEL 15
DO 35/5555: Colombo Plan Consultative Committee: report and communique (1954) (Folder 1)
DO 35/5556: Colombo Plan Consultative Committee: report and communique (1954) (Folder 2)
DO 35/5557: Colombo Plan Consultative Committee: report and communique (1954-1955) (Folder 3)
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FO 371: Foreign Office Files
FO 371/82935: Economic development in South and South East Asia (1950)
FO 371/84141: Economic reports from Seoul (1950)
FO 371/84142: Assessment of war effect on Korean economy (1950)
FO 371/84144: Summary of Korean budget for financial year ending 31 March 1951
FO 371/84147: Korean-United States agreements signed in Seoul on 26 January 1950:
US assistance to Korea under the American Mutual Defence Act of 1949
and the second agreement dealing with US Military Advisory Group in Korea 1950
FO 371/84473: Commissioner General Singapore political summaries (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84474: Commissioner General Singapore political summaries (1950) (Folder 2)
FO 371/84475: Colonial Office weekly reports on Malaya (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84476: Colonial Office weekly reports on Malaya (1950) (Folder 2)
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FO 371/84517: United States, United Kingdom and France tripartite
talks in London on the problems of South East Asia (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84518: United States, United Kingdom and France tripartite
talks in London on the problems of South East Asia (1950) (Folder 2)
FO 371/84519: Visit of Sir Esler Dening to South East Asia and the Far East (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84520: Visit of Sir Esler Dening to South East Asia and the Far East (1950) (Folder 2)
FO 371/84521: Visit of Sir Esler Dening to South East Asia and the Far East (1950) (Folder 3)
FO 371/84522: Visit of Sir Esler Dening to South East Asia and the Far East (1950) (Folder 4)
FO 371/84523: Policy developments in the Far East vis-à-vis the Ceylon Government (1950)
FO 371/84524: British policy in Asia: address by Mr Younger, Minister of State
at the Foreign Policy Association luncheon, New York (2 December 1950)
FO 371/84525: Assessment of Indian and other reaction to
US President's declaration regarding Formosa (1950)
FO 371/84528: United States foreign policy towards South East Asia (1950)
FO 371/84539: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84540: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 2)
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FO 371/84541: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 3)
FO 371/84542: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 4)
FO 371/84543: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 5)
FO 371/84544: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 6)
FO 371/84545: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 7)
FO 371/84546: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 8)
FO 371/84547: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 9)
FO 371/84548: Economic development of South East Asia: Colombo Conference;
Canberra Conference; Sydney Conference (1950) (Folder 10)
FO 371/84549: Economic needs of South East Asia: infringement of trademarks (1950)
FO 371/84550: Working Party progress reports on economic developments in South East Asia (1950)
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FO 371/84551: Background notes on economic and social conditions in Malaya (1950)
FO 371/84553: Economic assistance to South East Asia (1950)
FO 371/84554: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 1)
FO 371/84555: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 2)
FO 371/84556: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 3)
FO 371/84557: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 4)
FO 371/84558: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 5)
REEL 20
FO 371/84559: United States aid to South East Asia (1950) (Folder 6)
FO 371/84581: Relations between the OEEC and South East Asia plans (1950)
FO 371/84591: The London Conferences, September 1950, leading to publication of
The Colombo Plan for economic development in South and South East Asia (1950)
FO 371/92076: US military and economic aid for Asian countries (1951)
FO 371/93013: Tour of Far East and South East Asia, including a visit to Canberra, by FO
special envoy Sir Esler Dening; his views expressed in letters and despatches (1951) (Folder 1)
FO 371/93014: Tour of Far East and South East Asia, including a visit to Canberra, by FO
special envoy Sir Esler Dening; his views expressed in letters and despatches (1951) (Folder 2)
FO 371/93015: Tour of Far East and South East Asia, including a visit to Canberra, by FO
special envoy Sir Esler Dening; his views expressed in letters and despatches (1951) (Folder 3)
FO 371/93016: Tour of Far East and South East Asia, including a visit to Canberra, by FO
special envoy Sir Esler Dening; his views expressed in letters and despatches (1951) (Folder 4)
FO 371/93017: Tour of Far East and South East Asia, including a visit to Canberra, by FO
special envoy Sir Esler Dening; his views expressed in letters and despatches (1951) (Folder 5)
FO 371/93022: Recommendations and final version of minutes of the
Bukit Serene Conference on South East Asia (1950): arrangements,
agenda and report of next Bukit Serene Conference held in November 1951
FO 371/93027: Reports on tour of Far East and South East Asia
by R G Casey, Australian Minister for External Affairs; comments on
Casey's policy statement in Australian Parliament (1951)
FO 371/93032: Commissioner General, Singapore: monthly economic bulletins
(November 1950 to November 1951) (Folder 1)
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FO 371/93033: Commissioner General, Singapore: monthly economic bulletins
(November 1950 to November 1951) (Folder 2)
FO 371/93034: Commissioner General, Singapore: monthly economic bulletins (November 1950
FO 371/93072: First ‘Economic Bulletin’ published by the Government of Singapore (January 1951)
FO 371/93073: Sterling balances of South and South East Asian countries;
IBRD General Survey Mission to Ceylon (October 1951)
FO 371/99039: IMF consultations with China; question of representative of China;
Hong Kong consultations; Hong Kong Working Party, exchange control problems (1952)
FO 371/99219: UK policy in the Far East; Korea (1952)
FO 371/99561: US special presidential economic mission to Korea; US policy towards Korea (1952)
FO 371/99608: Establishment of a Combined Economic Board between delegates
from the UN Command and the Republic of Korea; financial difficulties (1952)
FO 371/101233: Political assessment of visit of Pandit Nehru to Singapore in 1950;
visit of Japanese delegation to Singapore after their goodwill visit to Burma and Siam
in gratitude for supplies of rice; Japanese trade problems in South East Asia (1952)
FO 371/101235: Matters arising from the Bukit Serene Conference on South East Asia held in
November 1951: agenda and briefs for the next Conference held at beginning of December 1952 (Folder 1)
FO 371/101236: Matters arising from the Bukit Serene Conference on South East Asia held in
November 1951: agenda and briefs for the next Conference held at beginning of December 1952 (Folder 2)
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FO 371/101271: Agrarian policy in Malaya; background material on the squatter problem in Malaya,
the fight against Communist terrorism and the help given to Malaya's peasant communities –
to be used in conversation with the Pakistani Ambassador at Moscow (1952)
FO 371/105049: Nationalist Chinese withdrawal from GATT (1953)
FO 371/105071: IMF consultations with Hong Kong; US request for HMG support to move
no action in the matter of Chinese representation on the Board of IMF (1953)
FO 371/105154: Meeting of British representatives in South East Asia to discuss rice matters:
meeting in Singapore (November 1953)
FO 371/105161: Current rubber information from the Rubber Growers' Association;
establishment of the Malayan Rubber Export Registration Board; proposed creation
of a commission on the rubber trade (1953)
FO 371/105554: Korean financial situation; conversion to new currency;
South Korean budget for 1953-54 (Folder 1)
FO 371/105555: Korean financial situation; conversion to new currency;
South Korean budget for 1953-54 (Folder 2)
FO 371/106950: Press report of General Sir Gerald Templer's speech
about social and economic advancement of the Malays; Ceylon riots of August 1953
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FO 371/106955: Conferences at Bukit Serene and Mallaig, chaired by the
UK Commissioner-General attended by UK diplomatic representatives,
Colonial Governors and Service Chiefs in South East Asia (1953) (Folder 1)
FO 371/106956: Conferences at Bukit Serene and Mallaig, chaired by the
UK Commissioner-General attended by UK diplomatic representatives,
Colonial Governors and Service Chiefs in South East Asia (1953) (Folder 2)
FO 371/106958: Address by Australian Minister of External Affairs R G Casey
about the ‘New Asia in World Affairs’ (1953)
FO 371/110172: International Rubber Study Group (1954)
FO 371/110597: Economic and financial aid to South Korea from the US (1954)
FO 371/110598: Trade relations between South Korea and the UK (1954)
REEL 24
FO 371/110637: Economic Reconstruction Agreement between Korea and US:
relief for South Korea by UN and voluntary organizations (1954)
T 230: Cabinet Office: Economic Section and Treasury
T 230/197: Development in the Commonwealth under The Colombo Plan 1952 (Folder 1)
T 230/198: Development in the Commonwealth under The Colombo Plan 1952 (Folder 2)
T 230/199: Development in the Commonwealth under The Colombo Plan 1952 (Folder 3)
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