SUKARNO, AZAHARI, BRUNEI UPRISING AND KONFRONTRASI ... AND SARAWAK All a play into British hands The fate of Sarawak’s decolonisation was tied to Azahari’s concept of a federation of the three British Borneo territories – Kalimantan Utara with the Sultan of Brunei as the constitutional monarch. As early as August 1957 the Colonial Office adopted a plan to eliminate Azahari politically. This covert operation was influenced by ‘Hector’ Hales, the managing director of British Malayan Petroleum who ran a separate intelligence network with an authority superior even to that of the governor of Sarawak. Azahari’s BRP was infiltrated and British intelligence with Colonial Office representatives hatched a scheme for a rebellion in Brunei that would spill into Sarawak. By this means, repression by armed force could be brought upon the Chinese in Sarawak who comprise 1/3 of the population and were dominant commercially and politically, as success of the Malaysia plan hinged upon this factor. The historical role of Sukarno as the initiator of Konfrontasi should be reviewed in the light of new evidence, such as that of the former head of Special Branch, who admitted a direct hand in starting the Brunei Revolt. British records confirm that Britain employed two guiding principles in decolonisation: (1) new political leaders who assume the reins of power must be amenable to continued British economic interests and (2) Sukarno not be leader of Indonesia. Subsequently, Sukarno would be toppled in a coup plotted by CIA/British intelligence. Even the assassination of Kennedy is interlinked, but I haven’t figured out why yet. This will be an interesting book to read. Source: The Genesis of Konfrontasi by Greg Poulgrain
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:34:52 +0000
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