May 13 : declassified documents on the Malaysian riots of 1969

This is the first credible account of the May 13, 1969 racial riots / pogrom in Malaysia using documents recently declassified at the Public Records Office, London after the lapse of the 30-year secrecy rule. Since local sources remain classified or have been destroyed, these documents provide the only available confidential observations and memoranda by British and other foreign embassy operatives They include dispatches by correspondents which were not available to Malaysians at the time. This is the first credible account of the May 13, 1969 racial riots / pogrom in Malaysia using documents recently declassified at the Public Records Office, London after the lapse of the 30-year secrecy rule. Since local sources remain classified or have been destroyed, these documents provide the only available confidential observations and memoranda by British and other foreign embasay operatives They include dispatches by correspondents which were not available to Malaysians at the time. Introduction: Questioning Official History, 1 The Alliance Racial Formula, 11 The 1969 General Elections, 29 Record of the Riots, 41 Foreign Assessments of the Regime Change, 87 The New Malay Ruling Class, 105 Conclusion: Towards National Reconciliation, 125 Postscript: For the Record, 135 Notes, 137 Selected Bibliography, 149 Alliance Racial Formula -- 1969 General Elections -- Record Of The Riots -- Foreign Assessments Of The Regime Change -- New Malay Ruling Class -- Conclusion: Toward National Reconciliation By Kua Kia Soong. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [149]-151).