How Singapore Navigated High-Stakes Politics After Split From Malaysia | Separation: Declassified

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The drama of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew breaking down on television on 9th August 1965 is etched in Singapore’s collective memory. But declassified files and personal letters reveal that the real drama began after the cameras stopped rolling. In the fraught aftermath of Singapore’s sudden separation from Malaysia in 1965, police uncovered an assassination plot against Mr Lee, diplomats feared a possible Malaysian “military occupation” of Singapore and British officials fretted over the fate of their Singapore military bases, where nuclear weapons had once been secretly stored. In this concluding episode, once top-secret information and private accounts reveal a story of high-stakes diplomacy and human frailty in the precarious aftermath of independence. WATCH Part 1 of Separation: Declassified https://youtu.be/mwG-Dp00sDY 00:00 Introduction 01:30 A letter of betrayal from Sabah 05:56 Lee Kuan Yew's tears on camera 10:24 British records reveal frantic telegrams after separation 12:57 British views of Singapore vs Malaysia 16:16 An internal split within the Singapore Cabinet 18:28 Toh and Rajaratnam refuse to sign 22:08 Indonesia's Sukarno and Crush Malaysia campaign 24:56 Singapore caught between Indonesia and Malaysia 27:56 Lee writes to British PM again 31:41 Police warn of an assassination plot 33:28 Security threats against Lee 35:16 Fears of a communist plot 36:36 Lee's interview over British military bases 40:48 Secret nukes stored in Singapore 45:13 Significance of the declassified files About the show: Hundreds of top-secret documents relating to Singapore’s independence have been declassified. They reveal untold stories about what really happened in the pivotal 100 days surrounding 9th August 1965. ================================================ #CNAInsider #CNASeparationDeclassified #Singapore #Malaysia #Separation #1965 #Diplomacy #International For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider