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  Introduction The federation of Malaysia* was formally inaugurated on 16 September 1963. Comprised of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah (North Borneo), it has a total land area of about 129,000 square miles (slightly larger than the state of New Mexico) and a total population of more than The area and population of the individual components are as follows: Malaya and Singapore are the more advanced components of Malaysia. Malaya, with a relatively cosmopolitan elite of wealthy Chinese, Indian, and Malay businessmen, has the highest per capita income in Southeast Asia; it is the world's leading producer of natural rubber and tin. Singapore, whose population is 75 percent Chinese, is the major entrepôt port in Southeast Asia. Sarawak and Sabah, on the other hand, are characterized by their relatively underdeveloped economies and their very diversified populations, large segments of which are primitive tribal peoples. In all the components the population is characterized by its r...

1. A Chinese, who was a priest in a Buddhist temple at Bindjei before the war,1 planned to bring Indonesian counterfeit rupiah notes packed in biscuit tins from Malaya to Sumatra during September 1951.2 This priest allegedly is married to a Siamese princess.3 However, these plans may have been changed because of the raiding of several Chinese temples in Singapore by British authorities in August or September 1951 in an unsuccessful attempt to find the currency and the priest. 2. The counterfeit notes are denominations of R 100 or above. British authorities in Malaya have acquired one of the notes. It is described is so expert in workmanship that it cannot be distinguished from legitimate Indonesian currency except by serial number.4 3. The briefcases and military documents of Angkatan Darat Republik Indonesia (ADRI) personnel visiting Malaya may now be utilized for transporting the counterfeit notes. The authorities in Malaya are keeping close check on all ADRI personnel coming into Ma...

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