Commentary: What the release of Goh Keng Swee’s Albatross File means for Singaporeans

declassify and release documents in Dr Goh Keng Swee’s “Albatross File”

In January 1965, Mr Lee examined the possibilities of constitutional rearrangements and noted in the cabinet memo that the “greatest attraction of this rearrangement is our hope to get the benefits of all worlds — the common market, political stability with economic expansion, and autonomy in Singapore without interference from KL”, referring to Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.

To Dr Chew’s question about the reactions of Tun Razak and Dr Ismail, Dr Goh answered, “Oh, they themselves were in agreement with the idea. In fact, they had themselves come to the conclusion that Singapore must get out. The question was, how to get Singapore out.”In July 1965, Mr Lee also asked Law Minister Eddie Barker to draft the separation documents.

Tun Razak kept Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman updated about these negotiations. Tunku supported and agreed to the separation. In reality, both Tunku and Dr Goh had the idea of separation, and it was Dr Goh who initiated the discussions with Tun Razak and Dr Ismail. And Dr Goh proposed for Singapore to secede completely, while Tunku was recuperating in London in July 1965.

The availability of primary sources, such as cabinet papers and oral history records, will provide us with additional avenues to clearer and more nuanced understanding, which will enable us to have a better comprehension and appreciation of our past, as well the leaders and people involved in our history.

In the process of researching and writing about our history, there should be verification and triangulation of primary sources.

Goh and Lee and Goh and Lee and...

So now we know that tears that was shed was crocodile tears👏👏👏

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