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THE SINGAPORE PASSPORT A Short Presentation of I ts History from Colonial Times to Independence BY GIL SCHNEIDER

Regional Map

History 1 1819: Sir Stamford Raffles secures Singapore for the British 1826: “Straits Settlements”: Singapore, Malacca, Penang administered by British East India Company, from Calcutta 1867: Straits Settlements become a Crown Colony, from London Free Port: -> immigration (China, India, Malaya) – 100’000 population by 1869 Feb 1942 – Aug 1945: Japanese occupation Aug 1945 – Mar 1946: British Military Administration 1 Apr 1946: Singapore becomes separate Crown Colony, headed by Governor

History 2 1955-1959: Partial Internal Self-Government Chief Minister (David Marshall) Yang di-Pertuan Negara (Head of State) replaces Governor 1959-1963: Full Internal Self-Government (State of Singapore) Prime Minister (Lee Kuan Yew) 1963: Federation of Malaysia Merger of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah Brunei does not join

History 3 Why: Singapore had no raw materials, merger to benefit the economy (common free market, eliminating trade tariffs, solving unemployment woes and to support new industries) However: social unrest and disputes (policies favouring ethnic Malays; communist subversion; interests of main political parties) 9 August 1965: Parliament of Malaysia expelled Singapore from the Federation - > Singapore became independent (“Republic of Singapore”)

Status of Singapore from 1867 1867-1942: Straits Settlements (Crown Colony) 1942- 1945: Japanese occupation (“Shonan - to”) 1945-1946: British Military Administration 1946-1959: Crown Colony 1959-1963: State of Singapore 1963-1965: Federation of Malaysia Since 1965: Republic of Singapore

Straits Settlements (1, 1921)

UK Passport of 1919

Straits Settlements (2, 1921)

Straits Settlements (3, 1931)

Straits Settlements (4, 1931)

Military Administration (1)

Military Administration (2)

Crown Colony (1, 1951)

Crown Colony (2, 1951)

Crown Colony (3, 1959)

State of Singapore

F ederation of Malaysia

Republic of Singapore (1)

Republic of Singapore (2)

Republic of Singapore (3)

Republic of Singapore (4)

Republic of Singapore (5, 1967 )

Republic of Singapore (6, 1970 )

Republic of Singapore (7, 1981)

Republic of Singapore (8, 1987)

Republic of Singapore (9, 1997)

Biometric (10, 2007)

Restricted Passports (1)

Restricted Passports (2)

Restricted Passports (3)

Restricted Passports (4, final)

Restricted Passports (5)