ASIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
Series Two: Economic Development in Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, 1950-1980

Part 1: Files for 1950-1954

Part 2: Files for 1955-1958

Part 3: Files for 1959-1962
Part 4: Files for 1963-1966

Contents of Reels - Part 3

REEL 49

BT 241:

Board of Trade and successors: Commercial Relations and Export Division: Registered Files

BT 241/560

Effect of exports from Hong Kong on OEEC countries and their dependent overseas territories (1960-1965)

BT 241/735
Singapore: accession to GATT (1959-1974)

CAB 21:

Cabinet Office and Predecessors: Registered File

CAB 21/3295
South and South East Asia: Working Party on Economic Development (February 1950 - November 1954)

REEL 50

CAB 21/4401
Eden Hall conferences, Singapore (1955-1960)

CAB 21/4582
Committee on South and South East Asia (1958-1962)

CAB 21/5127

Future policy: Hong Kong (March - November 1959)

CAB 21/5128
Future policy in South East Asia (1959-1961)

CAB 134: Cabinet: Miscellaneous Committees: Minutes and Papers
(General Series)

CAB 134/1644
Committee on Future Development in South East Asia: Meetings 1-19 and Papers 1-19
(June - October 1960)

REEL 51

CAB 134/1645
Committee on Future Development in South East Asia: Papers 20-32
(August - November 1960)

CAB 134/1949
Committee on Greater Malaysia: Meetings 1-9; Papers 1-48
(September - December 1961)

CAB 134/1950
Committee on Greater Malaysia: Meetings 1-13; Papers 1-13
(May - November 1962)

REEL 52

CAB 134/1951
Committee on Greater Malaysia: Meetings 14-46; Papers 1-3 (June 1962 - October 1963)

CAB 134/1952
Committee on Greater Malaysia: Greater Malaysia Discussions: Papers 1-6
(November 1961)

CAB 134/1953
Committee on Greater Malaysia: Greater Malaysia Discussions: Meetings 1-6;
Papers 1-2 (November 1961)

CAB 134/2105
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Meetings 1-2; Papers 1-23
(January - December 1959)

CAB 134/2106
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Papers 24-44 (May 1959 - February 1960)

REEL 53

CAB 134/2107
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Meetings 1-2; Papers 1-26
(January - December 1960)

CAB 134/2108
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Papers 27-52
(February - December 1960)

CAB 134/2109
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-43
(January - December 1961)

REEL 54

CAB 134/2110
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Papers 44-77 (February - December 1961)

CAB 134/2111
Steering Committee on International Organisations: Working Party on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East: Meetings 1-2; Papers 1-39
(January - October 1962)

REEL 55

CAB 134/2513
Committee on South and South East Asia: Meetings 1-4; Papers 1-19
(August - December 1959)

CAB 134/2514
Committee on South and South East Asia: Meetings 1-4; Papers 1-19
(May - November 1960)

CAB 134/2515
Committee on South and South East Asia: Meetings 1-3 (1961); Papers 1-30 (1961); Papers 1-2 (1962)
(January 1961 - September 1962)

REEL 56

CO 852:

Colonial Office: Economic General Department and predecessors: Registered Files

CO 852/1707
Trade between Hong Kong and Europe (1957-1959)

CO 852/1810
Singapore: Factory development (1960-1962)

CO 852/2152
Hong Kong and Organisation for Asian Economic Co-operation (1962-1965)

CO 937:

Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Communications Department: Original Correspondence

CO 937/512
Singapore: development plan, 1960-64 (1960)

CO 1022: Colonial Office: South East Asia Department: Original Correspondence

CO 1022/485
IBRD Mission to Malaya to conduct an economic survey of the Federation and of Singapore (1952-1953)

REEL 57

CO 1022/486
IBRD Mission to Malaya to conduct an economic survey of the Federation and of Singapore (1953-1954)

CO 1029:

Colonial Office: Production and Marketing Department:
Registered Files

CO 1029/244
Development of mineral resources in Colonial territories (1957-1960)

CO 1029/289
Hong Kong: Sugar Trade (1962-1963)

CO 1030:

Colonial and Commonwealth Office: Far Eastern Department and successors: Registered Files

CO 1030/561
Eden Hall Conference on future of Singapore in 1959 (1958)

CO 1030/562
Eden Hall Conference on Singapore in 1960 (1959)

CO 1030/613
Assistance under Colombo Plan for Singapore (1957-1959)

CO 1030/615
Position of State of Singapore under Colombo Plan (1959-1960)

REEL 58

CO 1030/621
Meetings of Consultative Committee of Colombo Plan in 1957 (1957)

CO 1030/622
Meetings of Consultative Committee of Colombo Plan in 1958 (1957-1958)

CO 1030/623
Meetings of Consultative Committee of Colombo Plan in 1959 (1958-1960)

CO 1030/624
Paper on UK aid to colonies in South East Asia under Colombo Plan (1958-1959)

CO 1030/684
Minutes of meetings of financial talks between UK and Federation of Malaya (1959)

REEL 59

CO 1030/685
Financial assistance from UK to Singapore (1959-1960)

CO 1030/686
Allocations from funds of CDW schemes for Borneo (1957-1959)

CO 1030/788
Trade between Singapore and China (1959-1960)

CO 1030/859
Cost and value of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom (1957)

CO 1030/861
Protection of local industry in Singapore (1958-1959)

CO 1030/862
Monthly reports by UK Commissioners in Singapore (1959-1960)

CO 1030/976
Relations between the Federation of Malaya and Singapore: Economic Aspects (1962)

CO 1030/993
Greater Malaysia: Economic Aspects (1961-1962)

REEL 60

CO 1030/994
Greater Malaysia: Economic Aspects (1962)

CO 1030/995
The Federation of Malaya: Economic Aspects (1962-1963)

CO 1030/996
Greater Malaysia: Relations between the Federation of Malaya and Singapore: Singapore Aspects (1961)

(Folder 1)

CO 1030/997
Greater Malaysia: Relations between the Federation of Malaya and Singapore: Singapore Aspects (1961-1962) (Folder 2)

CO 1030/998
Greater Malaysia: Relations between the Federation of Malaya and Singapore: Singapore Aspects (1962) (Folder 3)

CO 1030/999
Greater Malaysia: Relations between the Federation of Malaya and Singapore: Singapore Aspects (1962) (Folder 4)

REEL 61

CO 1030/1082
Eden Hall Conference, Singapore, 1960 (1960)

CO 1030/1083
Eden Hall Conference, Singapore, 1961 (1960-1961)

CO 1030/1084
Eden Hall Conference, Singapore, 1962 (1961-1962)

CO 1030/1131
Development of oil refineries in Hong Kong (1960)

CO 1030/1133
Secretary of State's annual report to Parliament: Federation of Malaya and Singapore
(1960-1962)

CO 1030/1134
Secretary of State's annual report to Parliament: Hong Kong (1960-1962)

CO 1030/1175
Singapore Government's approach to industrial development (1960-1962)

CO 1030/1176
Jurong industrial estate project, Singapore (1960-1962)

CO 1030/1177
Establishment of Federation of Industries, Hong Kong (1960-1961)

REEL 62

CO 1030/1183
Singapore: development finance (1960) (Folder 1)

CO 1030/1184
Singapore: development finance (1960-1963) (Folder 2)

CO 1030/1185
Singapore: development finance (1960) (Folder 3)

CO 1030/1186
Singapore financial talks: minutes (1960)

CO 1030/1187
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) assistance for Singapore (1961-1962)

REEL 63

CO 1030/1188
Singapore development plan, 1961-1964 (revised) (1961-1962)

CO 1030/1260
Return of skilled workers from China to Hong Kong (1961-1962)

CO 1030/1288
Labour situation in Singapore (1960)

CO 1030/1297
Briefs for ministers on Hong Kong (1961)

CO 1030/1298
Departmental briefs on Hong Kong (1960-1963)

CO 1030/1299
Brief for Mr Melville's visit to Hong Kong, October 1960 (1960)

CO 1030/1300
Future of Hong Kong (1960-1962)

CO 1030/1302
Briefs for ministers on Hong Kong (1960)

CO 1030/1323
Trade between Singapore and China (1960)

CO 1030/1336
Financial devaluation: Hong Kong (1960-1963)

CO 1030/1337
Treasury representative in SE Asia (1961-1962)

CO 1030/1343
Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South East Asia (1960-1961)

CO 1030/1348
Investment policy: Brunei (1960-1961)

REEL 64

CO 1030/1362
Monthly reports from Singapore (1960-1961)

CO 1030/1363
Monthly reports from Singapore (1961-1962)

CO 1030/1364
Fortnightly reports from Singapore (1962-1963)

CO 1030/1392
Economic meetings held by Commissioner-General for Singapore and SE Asia
(1960-1962)

CO 1030/1395
Setting up of steel mill in Singapore (1960)

CO 1030/1396
Steel rolling mills: Hong Kong (1962)

CO 1030/1439
Protection of Hong Kong fishing industry (1960-1962)

CO 1030/1440
Employment in Hong Kong (1960-1963)

REEL 65

DO 35: Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Original Correspondence

DO 35/5779
US proposal to establish an atomic energy training centre in Asia under the
Colombo Plan (1955-1956)

(Folder 1)

DO 35/5780
US proposal to establish an atomic energy training centre in Asia under the
Colombo Plan (1955-1957)

(Folder 2)

DO 35/5781
US proposal to establish an atomic energy training centre in Asia under the
Colombo Plan (1957-1959)

(Folder 3)

REEL 66

DO 35/8782
Colombo Plan: Briefs for UK consultative committee meeting in Seattle (1958)

DO 35/8783
Future of Colombo Plan (1959)

DO 35/8864
Study of future policy, 1960-1970, in South and South-East Asia and Far East (1959)

DO 35/8865
Official Committee on Far East, South and South-East Asia: Agenda and Minutes
(1960)

DO 35/9864
Economic relations between Malaya and Singapore (1959-1960)

DO 35/9879
Economic relations between Singapore and Indonesia (1959-1960)

DO 35/9887
Soviet economic aid to Singapore (1960)

DO 35/9900
Protection of British commercial interests in Malaya (1957-1960)

DO 35/9901
The Rubber Growers' Association (1957-1959)

DO 35/9903
Employer organisation in Malaya (1959)

DO 35/9931
Malayan Government personalities connected with economic and financial work of
the High Commissioner for the UK in Malaya (1958)

DO 35/9932
Expansion of UK activities in Malaya (1959-1960)

DO 35/9985
National Rural Development Council of the Federation of Malaya (1960)

DO 35/9995
Oil palms in Malaya (1959)

DO 35/9996
Setting up of an oil refinery in the Federation of Malaya (1959)

DO 35/10047
Establishment of stock exchange in the Federation of Malaya (1960)

REEL 67

DO 169: Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Far East and Pacific Department: Registered Files

DO 169/27
Proposed wider Malayan Union: Grand Design (1961) (Folder 1)

DO 169/28
Proposed wider Malayan Union: Grand Design (1961) (Folder 2)

DO 169/29
Proposed wider Malayan Union: Grand Design (1961) (Folder 3)

REEL 68

DO 169/30
Proposed wider Malayan Union: Grand Design (1961)

(Folder 4)

DO 169/213
Greater Malaysia: General Policy and Malayan attitude towards proposed wider
Malayan Union (1961)

(Folder 1)

DO 169/214
Greater Malaysia: General Policy and Malayan attitude towards proposed wider
Malayan Union (1961-1962)

(Folder 2)

REEL 69

DO 169/215
Greater Malaysia: General Policy and Malayan attitude towards proposed wider
Malayan Union (1962-1963)

(Folder 3)

DO 169/216
Greater Malaysia: General Policy and Malayan attitude towards proposed wider
Malayan Union (1963)

(Folder 4)

DO 169/246
Developments in Singapore: Reports from Kuala Lumpur on developments in
Singapore relevant to Greater Malaysia (1961)

DO 187: Commonwealth Relations Office and successors: High Commission, Federation of Malaya and Malaysia: Records

DO 187/35
Road development in Malaya (1 January 1960 - 31 December 1962)

DO 189: Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office:
Economic Relations Divisions I and II and successors: Registered Files

DO 189/149
Oil prospecting in Malaysia (1962-1963)

DO 189/216
World Bank mission to Malaya to assess development plan (1960-1963)

REEL 70

DO 189/351
UK economic and commercial community in Malaya (1962) (Folder 1)

DO 189/352
UK economic and commercial community in Malaysia (1963) (Folder 2)

DO 198: Commonwealth Relations Office: Technical Assistance Department: Registered Files

DO 198/12
12th session of Consultative Committee of Colombo Plan, Tokyo, November 1960
(1960-1961)

DSIR 4:

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Building Research Station: Correspondence and Papers

DSIR 4/3582
Singapore: Master Plan (1960-1964)

FO 371:

Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence

FO 371/141369
Formosa: Annual Review for 1958 (1959)

FO 371/141380
Economy of Formosa (1959)

FO 371/141381
Overseas trade of Formosa (1959)

FO 371/141382
Commercial relations between Formosa and Italy (1959)

FO 371/141383
Commercial relations between Formosa and Japan (1959)

FO 371/141384
Commercial relations between Formosa and United States of America (1959)

FO 371/141385
Commercial relations between Formosa and Hong Kong (1959)

FO 371/141386
Commercial relations between Formosa and UK (1959) (Folder 1)

FO 371/141387
Commercial relations between Formosa and UK (1959) (Folder 2)

FO 371/141398
US aid for reconstruction of rural areas of Formosa (1959)

FO 371/141552
Economic reports on Korea (1959)

FO 371/141553
Commercial relations between Korea and China (1959)

FO 371/141556
Commercial relations between Korea and Soviet Union (1959)

FO 371/141557
Commercial relations between Korea and United States of America (1959)

FO 371/141560
Commercial relations between South Korea and UK (1959)

FO 371/141562
Commercial relations between Korea and UK (1959)

FO 371/141572
Shell Oil Company in Korea (1959)

FO 371/143777
Commercial relations between Singapore and Indonesia (1959)

FO 371/143783
Shipping in South East Asia (1959) (Folder 1)

REEL 71

FO 371/143784
Shipping in South East Asia (1959)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/143804
Labour situation and trade unions in countries of South East Asia (1959)

(Folder 1)

FO 371/143805
Labour situation and trade unions in countries of South East Asia (1959)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/143806
Labour situation and trade unions in countries of South East Asia (1959)

(Folder 3)

FO 371/143926
Working Party of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) on Economic Development and Planning (1959)

FO 371/143927
Seminar held by ECAFE on arrangement of public industry (1959)

FO 371/143928
Committee of Trade of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143929
Seminar held by ECAFE on trade promotion (1959)

FO 371/143930
Highway Sub-Committee of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143931
Inland Waterway Sub-Committee of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143932
Railway Sub-Committee of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143933
Regional railway training centre of ECAFE at Lahore, India (1959)

FO 371/143934
Contribution of UK Railway Advisory Service to Rail Sub-Committee of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143935
ECAFE: Seminar on Aerial Survey Methods and Equipment (1959)

FO 371/143938
Sixth Session of the ECAFE Working Party on Small Scale Industries, Food Preservation and Handicraft Marketing (1959)

FO 371/143939
ECAFE: Iron and Steel Sub-Committee and Committee on Industry and Natural Resources (1959)

FO 371/143940
Interest shown by ECAFE in expansion of iron and steel industry in Malaya (1959)

REEL 72

FO 371/143941
Fourth session of Sub-Committee of ECAFE on Development of Mineral Resources
(1959)

FO 371/143942
Request made to ECAFE by Heavy Industry Corporation of Korea for training of personnel in UK (1959)

FO 371/143943
Visit to UK and Burma by Executive Secretary of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143944
Fifteenth and sixteenth sessions of ECAFE; UK role in ECAFE (1959)

(Folder 1)

FO 371/143945
Fifteenth and sixteenth sessions of ECAFE; UK role in ECAFE (1959)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/143946
Fifteenth and sixteenth sessions of ECAFE; UK role in ECAFE (1959)

(Folder 3)

FO 371/143947
Fifteenth and sixteenth sessions of ECAFE; UK role in ECAFE (1959)

(Folder 4)

FO 371/143948
Recruitment in UK for posts in secretariat of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/143949
Membership and appointment of Executive Secretary of ECAFE (1959)

FO 371/150450
Trade with South East Asia (1960)

FO 371/150529
Formosa: Annual Review for 1959 (1960)

FO 371/150655
Korea: Annual Review for 1959 (1960)

FO 371/151623
Commercial relations between the UK and Korea

(1960)

REEL 73

FO 371/152310
Oil, natural gas and minerals in Asia and Far East (1960)

FO 371/158461
Formosa: Annual Review for 1960 (1961)

FO 371/158542
Korea: Annual Review for 1960 (1961)

FO 371/159794
ECAFE: Meetings of Committee on Trade in Bangkok (1961)

(Folder 1)

FO 371/159795
ECAFE: Meetings of Committee on Trade in Bangkok (1961)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/159796
ECAFE: Meetings of Committee on Trade in Bangkok (1961)

(Folder 3)

REEL 74

FO 371/159800
ECAFE: Meetings of Committee on Industry and Natural Resources

(1961)

FO 371/159801
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 17th Session (1961)

(Folder 1)

REEL 75

FO 371/159802
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 17th Session (1961)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/159803
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 17th Session (1961)

(Folder 3)

REEL 76

FO 371/159804
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 17th Session (1961)

(Folder 4)

FO 371/159805
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 17th Session (1961)

(Folder 5)

FO 371/159806
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 18th Session (1961)

(Folder 6)

REEL 77

FO 371/159807
Visit to UK of Secretary General of ECAFE (1961)

FO 371/160010
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 1)

FO 371/160011
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/160012
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 3)

REEL 78

FO 371/160013
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 4)

FO 371/160014
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 5)

FO 371/160015
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 6)

FO 371/160016
Meetings of Colombo Plan Consultative Committee (1961)

(Folder 7)

REEL 79

FO 371/165034
Korea: Annual Review for 1961 (1962)

FO 371/165056
Commercial relations between South Korea and UK (1962)

FO 371/165057
Aid to Korea (1962)

FO 371/165106
Formosa: Annual Review for 1961 (1962)

FO 371/166359
Eden Hall conference on South East Asia matters (1962)

FO 371/166413
UK representation on ECAFE (1962)

FO 371/166414
ECAFE: Meetings of Committee on Trade in Bangkok (1962)

FO 371/166415
ECAFE: UK contribution to Mekong Basin project (1962)

REEL 80

FO 371/166416
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 18th session (1962)

(Folder 1)

FO 371/166417
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 18th session (1962)

(Folder 2)

FO 371/166418
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 18th session (1962)

(Folder 3)

FO 371/166419
ECAFE: Meetings of the Commission: 18th session (1962)

(Folder 4)

FO 371/166625
Commercial relations between the UK and Formosa (1962)

FO 371/170723
Formosa: Annual Review for 1962 (1963)

FO 371/170801
Korea: Annual Review for 1962 (1963)

FO 371/173550
Cabinet Committee on Future Developments in South East Asia (1960)

REEL 81

LAB 13:

Ministry of Labour and successors: International Labour Division and Overseas Department: Registered Files

LAB 13/1445
Labour situation: Singapore and South East Asia (1960-1961)

(Folder 1)

LAB 13/1446
Labour situation: Singapore and South East Asia (1960-1961)

(Folder 2)

LAB 13/1520
Labour situation: South East Asia (1961-1962)

LAB 13/1603
Labour situation: Singapore and South East Asia (1962-1965)

REEL 82

OD 12 :

Department of Technical Co-operation and successors: Statistical Services Department and Statistics Division: Registered Files

OD 12/1
Balance of payments estimates: Hong Kong (1961-1962)

POWE 33:

Ministry of Technology, Petroleum Division and Predecessors: Correspondence and Papers

POWE 33/1882
Singapore: oil supplies (1955-1962)

POWE 33/1949
Sarawak: oil lease to Sarawak Oilfields Limited (1952-1964)

POWE 33/2116
Brunei: oil royalty payments (1949-1965)

REEL 83

T 220:

Treasury: Imperial and Foreign Division: Registered Files

T 220/682
Relations between UK and Malaya before and after the granting of independence; Gifts for Malaya

(1957-1959)

T 236:

Treasury: Overseas Finance Division: Registered Files

T 236/6177
Hong Kong textile exports: treatment by US, Canada and UK (1961)

T 236/6694
Singapore: development plans (1960-1962)

T 277:

Treasury: Committee Section: Minutes and Papers

T 277/1038
Hong Kong / North America: Textile discussions: HKNA (61)1st-3rd meetings
(1 January - 31 December 1961)

T 296:

Treasury: Foreign and Commonwealth Division: Registered Files

T 296/201
Singapore development plan 1960-1964: United Kingdom financial aid (1960) (Folder 1)

T 296/202
Singapore development plan 1960-1964: United Kingdom financial aid
(1960-1962)

(Folder 2)

REEL 84

T 301:

Treasury: Ceremonial Branch: Registered Files, Allocations of Awards (Scales)

T 301/34
Borneo Territories, Saban, Sarawak and Brunei (8 December 1962 - 16 May 1967)

T 312:

Treasury: Finance Overseas and Co-ordination Division: Registered Files

T 312/55
UK Negotiations with the EEC: Safeguards for Hong Kong's export trade (1962)

T 317:

Treasury: Finance - Overseas Development Divisions and successors: Registered Files

T 317/154
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: loans to Singapore
(1960-1963)

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