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Logic Map - Merger - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Felt it would give the British continued control over the territories in the new federation
    - - The Indonesian government broke off diplomatic relations with Malaysia
      - Indonesia sent a small group of soldiers (commandos) who landed on Singapore shores to secretly plant bombs and commit acts of sabotage in Singapore (eg. Macdonald House Bombing in March 1965)
- - - - Lacked natural resources
      - Rapidly growing population in need of jobs
      - Declining entrepôt trade
        
        Entrepôt refers to a port, city, or other centre to which goods are brought for import and export, and for collection and distribution
      - Tariffs imposed by Malayan government
        
        Made goods entering Malaya from SG more expensive and less desirable to customers in Malaya
        
        Reduced trade between SG and Malaya
    - - Tariffs could be lifted under Merger
      - A common market could be established
        
        the Malayan hinterland would be a larger market for SG's goods
        
        increase trade for SG
        
        more jobs for people in SG
  - - - Tunku worried that communists would use SG to spread communism into Malaya as there had been communist-instigated strikes in Singapore through unions they had infiltrated (eg. Hock Lee Bus Riots)
        
        SG and Malaya wanted to remove the communist threat
        
        There were also fears that the moderates within PAP were losing their hold over the party and the country
    - - Alone, SG seemed to be threatened by political instability and economic uncertainty
        
        The British were not confident in SG's economic survival as an independent country and their self-governing due to their lack of experience
        
        Under merger, the British would more likely consider SG able to survive as part of a larger country and would be more willing to let go
- - - - Option A
        
        Retention of multilingualism
        
        15 seats in Central/Federal Parliament
        
        Automatic conversion of Singapore citizenship to Malaysian citizenship
        
        Merger with reserve powers, notably autonomy over labour and education
      - Option B
        
        Merger as a State within the Federation
        
        Application of present Federation labour and education policies
        
        Only persons born in Singapore and some citizens by descent will automatically become Malaysia citizens
        
        Parliamentary representation in proportion to number of citizens eligible under stricter Federation citizenship laws
        
        Only English and Malay to be used in State Legislature
      - Option C
        
        Merger to be on terms no less favourable than those given to Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei
    - - Option A won an overwhelming 70% of the votes
      - Only 26% of voters cast blank votes as the Barisan Socialis had urged