18-point agreement

The 18-point agreement, or the 18-point memorandum, was a hypothetical list of 18 points drawn up by Sarawak, proposing terms to form Malaysia, during negotiations prior to the creation of the new federation in 1963. Unlike the properly documented 20-points of Sabah which was prepared & submitted by the local Sabahan political parties, no record of this purported 18-points exists.

A Commission of Enquiry, headed by Lord Cameron Cobbold, and The Lansdowne Committee, an inter-governmental committee, were appointed to aid in the drafting of the Malaysia Agreement. Lord Lansdowne served for Britain and Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, served for Malaya.^[1] The 18 points were based on the Nine Cardinal Principles of the rule of the English Rajah.^[2]^[3] A similar memorandum, known as the 20-point agreement, was prepared and submitted by North Borneo. The 18-point agreement often serves as a focal point amongst those who argue that Sarawak's rights within the Federation have been eroded over time like Sabah.

The 18 points

Point 1:Religion

Point 2: Language

Point 3: Constitution

Point 4: Head of Federation

Point 5: Name of Federation

Point 6: Immigration Power

Point 7: Right of Secession

Point 8: Borneanisation

Point 9: British Officers

Point 10: Citizenship

Point 11: Tariffs and Finance

Point 12: State Government

Point 13: Transitional Period

Point 14: Education

Point 15: Constitutional safeguards

Point 16: Representation in Parliament

Point 17: Name of Head of State

Point 18: Land, Forests, Local Government, etc.

References

^ Bastin, John Sturgus (1979). Malaysia; Selected Historical Readings. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9783262012165.
^ Rawlins, Joan (1965). Sarawak - 1839 to 1963. Macmillan & Company, (Original from the University of Michigan Press. p. 240.
^ Sarawak Constitution

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