November 1963 : Convocation “In Absentia”
In late November, he was released on condition he would no longer take part in political activities. While in jail, James was conferred the degree of law in absentia. At
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November 1963 : Audience With Lee Kuan Yew
Six weeks after the Singapore elections, Lee Kuan Yew requested my presence at Rumah Temasek. “Harry kept me waiting for more than an hour and Harry knows that is one
21st September 1963 : Singapore’s General Elections
“When the Singapore elections were held, and PAP had won, I told the police officer called Tze-Toh, I said, ‘Harry is coming to see me.’ He said, ‘You quarreled with
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23rd July 1963 : ISC Banishes James From Singapore
At a meeting of the Internal Security Council, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew notified the members of the ISC that an order to banish James from Singapore would be gazetted.
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2nd May 1963 : Mavis Delivers A Baby Boy At Kuala Lumpur General Hospital
The idea to have Juarez born in Kuala Lumpur was because Special Branch in Kuala Lumpur said they would accommodate visits by James to see Mavis in the hospital. So
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13th February 1963 : Detention Without Trial
None of the detainees of Operation Cold Store have ever been put on trial for the charges that they were detained under.
12th February 1963 : Arrests To Support Merger and Not For Security
Lee Kuan Yew said he agreed to Operation Coldstore to clinch merger – which is a political matter and not because of any security issue. In a letter dated 12
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9th February 1963 : Offer Of “Assistance” From Lee Kuan Yew
Mavis was sacked from her job in the civil service in January 1963. She was served with a notice of dismissal from her post of Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Education
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3rd February 1963 : Singapore Government Denies Responsibility For The Political Detentions
Lee Kuan Yew gave an hour long press conference at Singapore Airport on his return from Kuala Lumpur. He stressed that “the operation had not been to help him or
2nd February 1963 : Operation Cold Store – The Sacrifice For Malaysia
I firmly believe that [James Puthucheary] was a true Nationalist, totally committed to an independent Malaya which includes Singapore and not a communist or a terrorist. Teo Soh Lung, 2018
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