# Report of the Commission of Enquiry, North Borneo and Sarawak, 1962

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Report of the Commission of Enquiry, North Borneo and Sarawak, 1962
Knebworth House Knebworth, Herts. 21st June, 1962.
The Right Hon. Harold Macmillan, M.P., Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, S.W.1.
Sir,
I beg to refer to your letter of the 3rd February, 1962, conﬁrming, with the concurrence of the Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, my appointment as Chairman of a Commission of Enquiry to visit Sarawak and North Borneo and setting out the Terms of Reference.
I have the honour to submit herewith a Report signed by myself and the four members of the Commission, together with a signed copy for transmission to Ihe Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, COBBOLD.
* TABLE OF CONTENTS
| | | | Page |
| COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION | ...... | | 13 |
| TERMS OF REFERENCE | ...... | | 14 |
| Chapter | | Paragraphs | |
| INTRODUCTION | ...... | 1-9 | 15 |
| 1. ENQUIRY IN SARAWAK | ...... | 10-94 | 18 |
| 2. ENQUIRY IN NORTH BORNEO | ...... | 95-140 | 40 |
| 3. ASSESSMENT OF EVIDENCE | ...... | 141-144 | 55 |
| 4. RECOMMENDATIONS | | | |
| A—Recommendations on certain general matters | ...... | 145-148 | 56 |
| B—Recommendations by Sir Anthony Abell and Sir David Watherston | ...... | 149-170 | 63 |
| C—Recommendations by Dato Wong Pow Nee and Enche Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie | ...... | 171-234 | 74 |
| D—Summary of Recommendations in Sections B and C, and Comments. by the Chairman | ...... | 235-241 | 90 |
| 5. OTHER MATTERS | ...... | 242-244 | 93 |
| 6. THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | ...... | 245-248 | 94 |
| Appendices | | | |
| A. Itinerary | ...... | | 95 |
| B. Census Abstract | ...... | | 97 |
| C. Cardinal Principles of the rule of the English Rajahs | ...... | | 101 |
| D. Legal Meaning of the Term "Native" | ...... | | 102 |
| E. North Borneo and Sarawak Government Papers on Malaysia | ...... | | 104 |
| F. "Memorandum on Malaysia" Submitted by the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee | ...... | | 112 |
| The Right Hon. Lord Cobbold | Chairman |
| Sir Anthony Abell, K.C.M.G. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Nominated by the Government of the United Kingdom |
| Sir David Watherston, K.B.E., C.M.G. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ |
| Dato Wong Pow Nee, P.M.N. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Nominated by the Government of the Federation of Malaya |
| Enche Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ |
TERMS OF REFERENCE
"Having regard to the expressed agreement of the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Federation of Malaya that the inclusion of North Borneo and Sarawak (together with other territories) in the proposed Federation of Malaysia is a desirable aim in the interests of the peoples of the territories concerned—
(a) to ascertain the views of the peoples of North Borneo and Sarawak on this question; and
(b) in me light of their assessment or these views, to make recommendations."
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