- Title: MALAYSIA: MALAYSIAN DELEGATION OFF TO UNITED NATIONS
- Date: 6th September 1964
- Summary: 1. LS KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT BUILDING 2 1/2 ft 2. MS DR. ISMAIL (FOREGROUND) AND OTHERS ARRIVE 6 ft 3. MS DR. GOH TALKS TO AMERICAN AMBASSADOR BELL 7 ft 4. MS NEWSMEN 8 ft 5. CU ISMAIL AT PRESS CONFERENCE (TWO SHOTS) 13 1/2 ft 6. MS (PAN) RIGHT TO LEFT: GOH, ISMAIL, PETER LOH, DE SILVA AND GHAZALI POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS 18 ft 7.
- Embargoed: 21st September 1964 13:00
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- Location: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
- Country: Malaysia
- Reuters ID: LVAOEG10FBSPEFTHPS04BGWJMUE
- Story Text: THE FIVE-MAN MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO REPORT TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF CONTINUED INDONESIAN AGGRESSION BY DROPPING ARMED PARATROOPERS IN SOUTHERN MALAYA RECENTLY, LEFT KUALA LUMPUR, THE MALAYSIAN CAPITAL, BY AIR ON SEPTEMBER 5.
THE DELEGATION IS LED BY THE MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, DOCTOR ISMAIL BIN ABDUL RAHMAN, OTHER MEMBERS ARE: DOCTOR GOH KENG SWEE, THE SINGAPORE MINISTER OF FINANCE; MR. PETER LOH, MINISTER DESIGNATE FROM SABAH; MR. JACK DE SILVA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND DATO MOHAMMED GHAZALI BIN SHAFIE, PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
BEFORE BOARDING THE PLANE, DOCTOR ISMAIL TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT HIS DELEGATION WOULD DISCUSS WITH MALAYSIA'S TWO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS, THE TACTICS OF PRESENTING MALAYSIA'S CASE TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL BEFORE APPEARING IN THE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. THE DELEGATION IS "ARMED" WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE TO THE WORLD THE INDONESIAN AGGRESSION.
MEANWHILE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN KUALA LUMPUR, THAT THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT WOULD INVOKE ITS DEFENCE TREATIES WITH BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TOOK NO ACTION OVER INDONESIAN AGGRESSION AGAINST MALAYSIA.
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