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ID141050
Title ProperMalcolm MacDonald and Brunei
Other Title Informationdiplomacy with intimacy
LanguageENG
AuthorHussainmiya, B A
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article narrates the long-standing diplomatic relationship between Malcolm MacDonald and Brunei. Macdonald played a significant role in safeguarding Brunei's survival as an independent Malay Islamic sultanate during decolonisation. He prevented Brunei from becoming a British crown colony in 1946 unlike the neighbouring states of Sarawak and North Borneo. Having failed to unite the three North Borneo territories into a federation, he may have concurred with Brunei's decision to opt out of the Malaysian Federation in August 1963 and thereafter. Due to his empathy with the Brunei sultans, especially Omar Ali Saifuddin the III, MacDonald's approach for Brunei's future contradicted the vision of his contemporaries for democratising Brunei.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 45, No.3; Oct 2014: p.393-418
Journal SourceJournal of South East Asian Studies 2014-12 45, 3
Key WordsDiplomacy ;  Brunei ;  Intimacy ;  Malcolm MacDonald