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ANNEX MM 67 Letter from J.D Higham for the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, to the British Adviser, Johor, and appendices, 12 June 1953

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me llmmumbla me B r i t i s h Addsar,

I am dlroctod t o ark f o r lnformatlon about the rock scme CO miles f x m Gingapare k m m a s Pcdra Brsnca on Wah t h o Borekrrgh Lighthonss stands. Tho r a t t o r is *want t o t h e detrwination of the boundaries of t h o Cololaq8s t e r r i t o r i a l v a t u r , It ap w r this roak la srLn and tho Dato orrtsfde t h o linih aodsd by m t a n vith tho Inland of n m a n g g c q to the Bslt India Swapom in the Trww of 1824 er€ract a t 'A1), It Oavrmor of vas barwu mentioned Ln a despatch from re on IL8th l l a r a b e r L81( (axtract at lBt), Tho trre vu brrirt l n 1660 by the Colony Oovarnr~.at ulm h t o lsintalnd it rrm riacs. Thla by iatcullstlonal asa(a rw, doubt confor8 bore r i g h t s and obllgatlano on tho

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In the case of m u Piaang which 18 also oat %da tho Z r r t ~ -tm . of th. Colony it haa been posrlbXo t o t n a o an irrddnre ln tb. Jobore b g t t r y of Deeds dated 6th Oatobar U O O , TbIs abvs that a part of PuLau via -td t o t h e Ct o r th. m a oi ball ng a lightbcffso. C e r t a i n aonditions v m attached and it 1s elthat t h u r no abn, atlon of tho urrarelgnty of Jobor- The stat- of 1sis qdte alearm

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It i8 hav dm-d t o 0Lazlf7 th, status of Psdra I w u l d t-ore be moat grateful t o knav whether. Bratma. there 18 any doortlcrrt lrhovlng a lease o r g& of the rouk or vhrthm it has b.ca ceded by tha Qoveranant of t h e S k t o of Johorr o r in any othrP way blilpaB@d of, 3.

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A oopy of thlr letter 1s being s e n t t o t b Chief JkdA hpur.

I am, air,

Pour obedient nerrsnt,

The Honourable The Chief Secrdary, Federation of M a y a , m a r a

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A.

Extract fros Hr. John Crayford'g trealy p{-l€?A.

JoHORE. 1824

A TREATI of FRIET'IDSHIPand ALIJIJ{CE between the HONOURABLE TH$ EllcLISl{ EA*STLN-DIri'COliPAlW qr the one si-de, and bheir of JOHORF: on the other, the $JLTAI{ and TUMJNGO}.|C Second day of August,

HIGHNESSES

concluded on the

One Erotrsand Eight Hundred and tVenty-four

(1824).

ARTICiS II. Ttrelr Highnesses the Sultan Hussain Mahooed Shah and Datu Turungong Abdul Ratrnan Sri MaharaJah hereby cede in full and property helrs

and successors for eyer, the Island

the Straits islets,

to the Honourable the English East lndia

of llalacca,

togelher rith

to the extent of ren geographical niles,

said roain Island

of Singapore.

Conpany, their

of Singapore,

the adjacent

sovereignty

situated

seas, straits,

in and

fron the coast of the

B.

Extract

froa a despatch by the Governor of Singapore to the Covernor{enera-I in Bengal, 28.IL.I8tr..

Cig ?")'-,6^-"'*] This Rocklia part of a territory xho with thc fuqrnggmg has riJ-lingly

of bhe Rajair of Johore

conseoted to cede lt

gratult/ousty

to the East Indla Coopergr.

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b,r Attcms/€E!.al

crf Sfu@e

The abi/e hardrrj.ttsr tnds in parsrUnsis: rrie Rfra EfttrErr rtEe rpt Frt of in to tie Go/Errur{ersal tte ciginaf of Sirrye de+atch hry the Coru:s ae+atAt f,:qn th3 brgal dat€d 28 ltasrb t8 . A f,acsjnile of tte cigirnl in Bg.F.I is at lppg.dix Z. It Gqrel:.rt. of Sirryoe to tlE Col'rerpg.cgenl in tlE abwe is r* wEG in patrtlesis clear *rt aU"a tte hardri.ttsr that t}t3 hJ( e
ANNEX MM 68 Letter and attachments from A.G.B. Colton, for the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, to the Deputy Commissioner General for Colonial Affairs, Singapore, July1953

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c.s.o"ttzgs/sz Tbe Dop,rty Coulstl-mer . for -colo-t^r hoenl-r hrk, sIllcAPoR5.

COi$IIE}TTIAL Cr-ncral AfiaIrS,

Sirr Terrl-t ori,o-]. $laters

I aa dtreetecl to refer to the Secrotaqy of Statets savirgraru llo.946 to the crfflcer Addalsterfng tho C'overament of Sllgapore ard to previous correspondeDc€on tbe effoetr of ths ADg1o-[b*eg1an-Fishcrles JuCguent of 1952. 2In gpnelal tho ncr rqethods oi defl-nlDg th€ ]-lmlts of terrltorlal uaters can have lit+"Le efiect ou the Colonv whose coasts a;e na!:Ly uithin sl:r rn{I es of the coast! of rnt€tboqlry Statss. In thc flrat place tle exteut of the soverclguty of Slagsprero over Dearb5r lelets if, set out fn Artlclc Ip of f.be trcaty of lBZ{ 'lth Johoro TT9"ty of Hol1oldr.1824; ar'.r ln Joh51Gbarf.rifll (Attacluents A & B). fbs groatcr part of tbr-tcntlscr-dt bourd,aqf t[.-Co]oqyrs "f tertltorla-l- raatcrr l-c therefore ',.lrc uLcl-cba::oel ltne betveen tbl nost southerly of tbec. talets and. the uost northerlly frf:lmesl,rn L61etc. A rld-chonne1 LLxe ha5 8{rllarIy to be drara betrneu thr rost uorther\r coarta of tbe Colony nnd the costt of tbc State of Johccc, This lattrr ruld-cbanml ll-De rras procirly dofJ-ne$ bf a! Agrgeaent of ]-:927 (Attacbnent C). Tbere :-sraLn only tr.ro shcu:t stretehes of the bormrlarT of the Goloryta 1sr:'tf,s3{r] rraters rrhicl can erteud. to tbree nlles frqa the coast" The posltim 1g l-Llustratod l-u the chart attaebed rDr. 3. _ appltcation of the Judgnent i.u the Anglo-N6nregian Flsherl-es caeo vould nl'lss tLtife or no charge flsn tbs forraef reUroas of drasit'g be.se ll-ues at thoso parts vhere the bouncerr can strstch to tbe full three nl1"s vhon Shgaporc alorre is consLderod. ff S{ngaFors and Js,ho- vere conslderod. togqthor ba.se Ii-mc corrld. be clrarm across the Douthsof the Stralts of Johore and. a joht boun:!.-rr5rcoulcl be prahecl fiurther out to gea tha:e is now dons" Jolnt ccnsiierattor Ln thls vay ls hc*rever pmbab\r lnacceptable in vles flrst].y of the eristehce of qt tealf of 1824 ard the Agreenent:.of I92? vttb Jehcrre an,l secordly of the fact thet the bourdarl€s ln thes€ localttl6s"lave t-n the past been tl-ken as clrarrn fYm the ccasts of S{ ngappre ard Johore conslderod separate\r. In a-qr case the te-itoi:l-al advanta€e of Jol-ut consideration sould be verT small. 4. The conc'rr'
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sgd.(a.c.B. cor,?ol{) for

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Se crc'ua-rf .

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Attachsot ' Extra.ct fros

EAIDBOOKff

COA.gRCrrr. TREAIIES l95t

NSTHEBLANDS TRETTYBEIIIEEI.ITTIE IINIIED EMDG{ AI{D THE }ETFBRTAHLS RESPECfINGISIRTTCN ATD CCNfiEP.CE nl TEE E.A.STIilDI3SSlgDod at london, ldcch, 17, L@1.

x x x r x x x x x I I x x x xr 9. The faetorT of Fort Maflbor@ghr FEd &11 the hg]-kh possesslone on tbe IslnnC of Sr:natra, ar. herotgp cedod to E[s Uether]€Dd l€.Jeaty: ancl Els Htaule HaJesty ltrtber eDgages t}at no H.tlft aettlonsnt lhall- b€ fcmcd on that {ararrrl, nor aqJr troaty conclud.cd by Britfrh authoi:J-Qr, rrlth a-DyDatlTB prlnce, cbief or State therrch,

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lbe

tora

nnr'! f61a of HaLacca at"r lts

depedencles

are hereby

HaJorty; and Elt &thcrlard cecltC to E1r Brltam1i HaJerty engaget, for hhrc]J nnd hls abJoctrr ttgror to forr. ry ertab].l*"Fert on arrJrpart of tha Penlnsul-a, of lhlacoa, or to conc}rdc ary traaty vith ary natlve Frfuice, chlef or Statr tbsrl& 11. lb.Jisty ylthilrarr Hlr Mta:nf.e ths obJeotlong rrhteh bave besn nede to the occupation of the Islaod of 811111on nnd lta depedercles, tgr tba ag€r*c of th. !{cbhcl-ald Gorermout.

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H1a l{et&erlla'lil

ald. lbJorty

vltbdrmt

the objcotions

vhJch harre

becn nade to the occnpatlon of thE-Iclad of Strcgapors bf ths eubJeeta of Btr Dr{taur1c l{aferb5r. Afu Erltannle l{aJesty, hovcver, cr,gages tbat no Erltlsb es-uab1ldhneDt shall be uacte on the Carlaou Isles, or on the Is] 'rvla of Battan, Bht;ing, T.{ng{n, or oD a4r of the other lslsnds south of the Stralts cf Singaporc, nor any troaty coDahdcd by Dritfuh authorlty rrlth the ctbfs of thoce lsl^ands, rxxxxxxxlxxxxx

Attachrnent

Jofl(RE, -L

lleaty

a"a lrrLrto"

of H-erdehip

lIPl betneon the EOTIOURABLE TnE EltrLtrSE

EASf IIDIA CC{PANI on the one si.der ad T[mnnoNs or Jctflom on tb.e oth.c, fue Thousead Elght nundrecl

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rB t

thelr

RfGEIESSEStEE SUTTANAIID

conernded. on tbc second day of augurt,

lbenty-four

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rxclcr,E n Thet:

tlgh::esses

tbo S\Lltau Eu,ssain l&hmed. Shah a:rd. Datu

Traungong .tb&fl

P€bnar srt

Dbbara{a-lr bereby cadr rn full

a-nd pnopor-ty to the Honorreble helra ald sucb.s'to=s straLtr

f.c

thc E-ngU-sh East lDilk

sonreretgnty

Goupocy, tbelr

orers the lrLerrd of Sfu€aporo,

Ellilratod lE tlc

of Halscca, togctheqr rrlth thr adJaeent &aB2 atraltr,

to thc ctcnt Ea{rr Ialald

of tqa geopgraphlat of Slagatrpra"

;{1c6,

f}oil

a.nd lrlete,

tbc coact of the sald.

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fio.1580 THE S t r a i t s Settlemente and Johore ( ~ e r r i t o r i a ~ l atezn) Agreement dated t h e 19th OctoSer, 1927, is p b l i s h e d aor general f.dormation.

he Agremnt B m P a v i n g passed b t h Xonses of ParPiantent-received R o y a l Assent on the 3rd of kagust, 1928). BY

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U t , M.C.S. Acting Colonial Secret-, G.

S t r d t e Set+,lemeata, (:30,7335/28). A G E Z E N T X4DE IBMEXN His ExceUeccy S i r XJGX CHARLES CLIW(%L3, I.:.C.S, Knight Crand Cross of the M o s t Distingnished Order of Saint Michael and Saint Georgs, Knight G r a d Cross of the Iz@t Excellent M e r of t h e British Empire, Governor and Caznmander-Whief of the Colony of tine S t r a i t s Settlaments, on behalf of H i s Britannic Majesty and His Eighnsss ERA;-IPZ Kdght C r a Cross of t h e %st Distlxgulshed Order of Ssirt Michaelgnd Saint George, Knight Cmmrmder of the Most E-llent Order of t h e British Empire, bfn A b a r h o m Sultan ABU B . U , =tan of the S t a t e and T e h - i t a i g of Johore : WIZREAS by A r t i c l e If of the Treat of the 2nd day of Aagast, 1824, made between the Honourable the English East ndia Company on t h e one side and The* EIighesses the Sultan and Ttmmgong o i Johcrr on the other, Their said rUghnesses did cede in full. swereignty and property t o the a d d C c ~ p a q y , t h e i r h e i r s and sucoeasdrs for ever, t h e &laad of Singapore t o g e t h a with c e r t a i n adjacent seas, straits and i s l e t s :

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AND WlREAS iiis Britannic Majesty In tokon of the M e o d s h i p uhieh he beam t m a r d s H i s Highness = . Ibfn Aharbom Sultan @O BAKAR, S d t a n of the State and Territory of Johme, is desirous t h a t certain bf tba sald seas, a t d t s and i s l a t s ahall be retn>-ceded a x 3 s k Z 3. agaiu fow part of t h e %a-te ard T e r r i t o r y of Johore: NW, TRER?SOz, it is agieed and declared ,s fo1lars:-

he bom4ary :-stween the t e r r i t o r i a l waters of the Settlement of SLngapore aral those of the State and Territory of Jobre s h d l , excapt as hereafter specifid i n t h i s Brf;icle, be an imaginary l i n e f o l l o w the centre of t h e d e e p water c b m l in Johole S t r a i t , between t h e naibbnd of the ~ t a t d and Territory of Jchore on the one side a d the 3ort,hern Shores of the Islands of Singapore, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Fekow &chi1 and F'cila~ Telcong B e s a r on the other slde. \&re, lf at dl, t5e ch-1 Slv3des i n t o kro portions o r e q ~ a depth l raming sida by side, t h e bom3ary shaYl nm m l h y betreen these t u o portions, A t the Usstern entrance of Johore S t r a i t , the boun3ary, a f t e r passing t h m i h t h e centre of t h e deep-water channel Eaatvard of Puiau Yarad~ong, s h a l l proceed sesvard, in t h e g e l l e d directinn of the axi.8 of t h i s channel produced, u n t i l it intersects the m e 1M-tdrawn from the l a v water mark of the South Cosst of M a n Merambong, A t t h e Eastern entrance of Johors, Strait, the boshall be held t o p a 8 through t h e centre of the deep-vater channel betvsen the mainlard of Johont, w e d m of Johore XU.,and R h u Tekong Bessr, next though the centre of the doop-vater channel h t u e e n Johore Shoal andthe mainlaad of Johon, SoutfibFord of and f l n a l l ~turning Soathttard, t o intersect the 3-ndle l i m i t d m Johore of Johore in a position bearing 192 fhm the l w water mark of the degrees from Tanjong S l t a p .

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dellreatecl ln red ou tha m.p tho boundaqp aB 60 defir,ed ls approdnatel.y S'hotld, however, tb Bpr pa=t of thls lgreenest. a.En€FCt herermto ar'l font:B app€ar at ary tr'e to con-filict u!-th cndng to a-l"erattons Ln tbg eharrvrels,'etc., th text shs.ll il a'Ir cases preuall. the tert of thls Agrecnt,

amicr,E fr 'SubJect to the provltlans of Art'lole I heleof, all those naters cedcd by Thelr Elgturesses the Srrltan snd Tr:uuagong of Johore rul:ler Treaty of the 2ul of August, L924, vhich are vlthl.a tbroo nautical nlJ-og of the l'"{nLsrd of the Statc "wl TerritorT of Jcbore Ecssur.Gd f}.ou los uater park shnll be deeted. to gaters of the State a"t Tcrrltory b€ vlthln the ?errltorlsl of Johors. ffifTCIE III AaL islrts rrater! of the State andl Terrltorlr 1y'L!g slthln tbs Terrltorlal of Johore, a.a cleflred ta Artlcl"og I end II hereof, wblch l-ncd.Ls,te3-y prlor to thts fg€eEsnt for.ued part of Hl.c Brltannl.e l{aJcrtytg don{n{onEr arre horeby cadleil ln fuLL soverelgrty aad poperf.y to Ela Hfuhrers th€ Su.lten of the State ard Tcrrltqy of J6[rolc, hl-g helrt and cucoa66srE for evar. ARTIC! TV TtrLe Agre@ent shnll lsrnq{n rlthout Far}laaerrt. the ap,porral of the Brltlsb

foroe or effeet

untll

i,t has recolved

IU HIIXESS sbereof HLs Ereelleucy Slr HUGRGflARI,ESCLIEFffiD, l{.C.S.r Knfght, GraDd Gross of the tbst DFtlngulahecl of Sa!-rrt l{lchael- "rvl Sai-ut George, Hcr Eapire, nYvl Eis Knfght Grard Cross of thc Moct ExcelJ.ent Oeder of the Brlttlh Hl,ehness IB|RAIIIM, Kntght Goncl Cross of the Most DtatfDgulshed Her of Safutt l{lchoel and. Salnt George, Knlght Couander of the Msst eeal.lent Order of the Britlsh hpl.re, bln llqorhor Srrltan f'BU BIKAR, haw get +&clr rcspectivc Eeala ard. elgnatEc€tr Datecl L.S.

$lngapore, "1 EII@ CLTEFffiD,

t&lr

Ifth

day of October, L927. I3N.AEIU

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GCrfEn[CR AND CO,$1A}IDER-IN.CHIEF. llltnesseg:J.D. Ea1].

(S&ned) ABDTIT,AH blII JAAFAR, Besarl Joboro Datot lbntri

J, mcsils

(stgnea) HAiI i{oHAl.tED SAID bir, HAJI gIILEE4All, Gapt "r hi'rate Sgcf,etaq,'to II.H thc Sultan.

L.S.

ANNEX MM 69 Letter from the Acting State Secretary, Johor to the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, 21 September 1953

STATE BECRETARY'S OPVI-

BAHRU.

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COLONIAI-SECRETARIAT

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R E C E IVED

I heve t h e h o n m r t~ r e f e r t.3 y o u r l e t t e r ~ o . c ~ 0 . 1 1 6 9 2 / 5 2 d a t e d 1 2 t h June 1953, addreeeed t o t h e B r i t i s h Adviaer, Johore, on t h e q u e s t i o n of t h e e t a t u a o f Pedra Brance Rock eome 40 m i l e e f r m Singapore end t3 inform you tb t t h e J o h ~ r e Government doe6 n o t c l a i m ownerehip o f Pedra Branca

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I heve t h e honour t o be, Sir,

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( U. S F T ? I % SMID ) kG: STATE SECRETARY JOHORE

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TO :

The Hon'ble The C o l o n i a l S e c r e t a r y , Bingepore.