The Communities Liaison Committee (CLC) was established in 1949Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, p. 192 by the British rulers of Malaysia, comprising the top echelon of Malayan politicians from different communities, to address sensitive issues, especially those related to ethnicity. Compromises on a number of issues, including citizenship, education, democracy, and Malay supremacy, were agreed on and set the stage for Malayan independence.Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, p. 183 The CLC was chaired by Malcolm MacDonald, the British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia.
The Communities Liaison Committee was a prototype for multiracial political cooperation.Heng, Pek Koon (1988) Chinese Politics in Malaysia: A History of the Malaysian Chinese Association Oxford University Press, Singapore, p. 147
Composition No.MemberNotesAdvisor1Malcolm MacDonaldGovernor-General of British territories in Southeast Asia Chairman2E.E.C. ThuraisinghamCeylonese representativeMalay Representative3Onn JaafarMenteri Besar of Johor, President of UMNO4Dato' Abdul Wahab Abdul AzizMenteri Besar of Perak5Mohd. Salleh HakimMember of Selangor State Legislative Council6Dr. Mustapha OsmanMember of UMNO Working Committee7Zainal Abidin Haji AbasSecretary-General of UMNOChinese Representative8Tan Cheng LockMelaka9Lee Tiang KengPenang10C.C TanSingapore11Yong Shook LinSelangorOthers12Roland BraddellEuropean representative13L.R. Doraisamy IyerIndian representative14Dr. J.S. GoontingSerani people representative
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References "Colonial Office Records relating to the meetings of the Communities Liaison Committee, April 1949 to September 1949: CO 717/183" In Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, pp. 193–198 "Communities Liaison Committee Communiqué, 16 September 1949 - Public Relations, Singapore, Press Release No. SE49/168" In Christie, Clive J. (1998) Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century: A Reader Tauris, London, pp. 199–201 "Statement on Federal Citizenship issued by the Communities Liaison Committee, 18 April 1950" In Gott, Richard; Major, John and Warner, Geoffrey (eds.) (1973) Documents on International Affairs Royal Institute of International Affairs, Oxford University Press, London, p. 592, OCLC 1566847