1. Gover nment of Li m
Yew Hock

2. • Li m Yew Hock don’t t hi nk t hat t hr eat eni ng wor ks, he
t hi nk t hat wor ki ng t oget her wi t h t he Br i t i sh
gover nment t o f i ght agai nst t he Communi st t hr eat
• He t ook a ver y har d post ur e agai nst t he communi st
so t hat he can gai n t he conf i dence of t he Br i t i sh
t o appoi nt hi m as t he chi ef mi ni st er . He t hi nk t hat
t he best way t o t he r oad f or f ul l -sel f gover nment
i s by pr oof i ng t hem he can do i t .

3. • How he sol ved t he st udent s r i ot i n 1956 made t he
Br i t i sh amazed
• Li m Yew Hock was sent f or anot her Mer deka Tal k i n
1957. Hi s t al k was sucessf ul because t he Br i t i sh
t hi nks t hat he can sol ve pr obl ems of Communi st
at t ack. He was al so wi l l i ng t o cooper at e wi t h t he
Br i t i sh on t he i nt er nal secur i t y because he know
t hat t he Br i t i sh want hi m t o be good at sol vi ng
communi st at t ack

4. • The ar ea of gover nment of Ext er nal Af f ai r s and
Def ense wi l l be cont r ol l ed by t he Br i t i sh
• The pr oposal of Davi d Mar shal l ’s Mer deka Tal ks
f or med t he basi s f or t he t al ks whi ch l ead t o t he
Const i t ut i on i n November 1958.
• The successf ul Mer daka t al k woul d l ead t o Si ngapor e
achi evi ng sel f -gover nment wi t h t he el ect i on t hat
wi l l hol d i n May 1959