Annex 89

Letter from the Director of Marine, Federation of Malaya to

the Master Attendant, Singapore dated 23 Sep 1952
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CSd.11692/52/lA

MARIN)!: HEADQUARTERS;

FEDERATION OF I'lIJ:iLAYA,
.p EN A N G.
23rd Septen1ber, 1952.

The .Master Attendant,

P..O. Box 747, .
SINGAPORE.

Sir,
I have the honour to raise the subject of
maintenance of Pulau Pisang Lighthouse and to. say
that as it is. close to the coast of the'Federation
it would seem appropria te that it should be a
commitment of this Goverrunent, and to suggest that
responsibility for it should be asswned by us, in
the same way as we have assumed responsibility for
Pulau Merambong. ' ,

2. The matter will, of course, have to be raised

formally between the two Governments, but I would
be glad to have your views beforehand. If agreeabil:e,
and as it has been customary for Singapore to main-
tain the light, an arrangement no doubt could be made
by which your deparunent would continue to service
the lighthouse at::,an agreed cost to this Government.
The matter of lighthouse personnel would, require
careful consideration 'ffiLd
your views on this would
be appreciated. ' " , ,

I have the honour to>be,

Sir,
Your obedient servant"

Sd. A.A. Martin

(A.A. Martin)
Director of Marine.
AAM/WM
 Annex 90

Letter from the Master Attendant, Singapore to the Director of

Marine, Federation of Malaya dated 29 Sep 1952
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COt.ONY Of 5-INGAI"ORE'
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:~2:" The Land Crf1ce have be~n asked to 1nvestiED~e
:the' f~cts of ~he position regarding erection :~e of
.lighthouses bj' the Straits 'Settle;,;~nts Go','ern..lient 0:'
.~uleu Pisene Dnd also on Pedra 5:'Gnc~ as pres~=tlY
,both ~leces bein~ off the Johore'Co=s~belonZed to .
. the Unf'ederated State of Johore... It is posEible"that..
:1n the cieee of Pulau:P1so0E, the.lan~~on ~hich the
LiGhthouse TIesbuilt ~es elienete~ to, the Craun under.
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3. It is undcrstood that the Straits Settle:netlts

C-:rve!':-l.r.1ent~er'e at no tir.'.e res'Donsible for ?uleu
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 Annex 91

Letter from Master Attendant, Singapore to Colonial

Secretary, Singapore dated 6 Feb 1953

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MA.180/52

C80.11293/52
M.A.. to Ho'n.C.S.('F')- 6.2.53

The Chief Burvey-or in a minute dated 7.10.52 to the

Commissioner of Lands states:
"When Singapore Territorial Waters were being
, discussed in 1937 there seems to have been no
mention of Horsburgh but in a minute of 14.7.;2 to S.E.A.
. in CSO. 11293/52 I gave MY'op.1nion that Singapore
should claim a 3 mile limit round this point."

In the light of the above, may I please be informed if

any decision has been arrived at.

4:::;t~
f., Singapore Q.X
 Annex 93

Letter from Higham J.D., on behalf of the Singapore Colonial

Secretary to the British Adviser, Johor dated 12 June 1953,
including Annex A (Extract from Mr John Crawford's Treaty
of 1824) and Annex B (Extract from a despatch by the
Governor of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca to
the Secretary to the Government of India dated 28 Nov 1844)
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~ June
J.l f

~he Honoux-ab1e
The intis!! Adv1se1',
JO@ORE.

..1 am d1Zected to ask tor 1ntormatlon abottt the

rock SOlDe.40 miles troll. Singapore knOwn as Pe41'a Branca
.OJiwh1oh the Horsburgh Lighthouse stands.. The matt. is.
relevant to the dete1'll11nat1on of the boundaries' .otthe
Colo~'s terr1torial waters.' It appears this rock 1s
outs1de the 11lli1ts ceded by Sultan Hussain and theDato
~gong .to. the But India Company with the 1s~ ot
S1ngapore 111the Treaty ot 1824 (extract at 1'.At}~I't
was however mentioned' in a despatch from the (Jov~~or ot
SlDBapore on 28th November 1844 (extract .&t tB' >. .fh e
Ugnthouse 'vas bu11t in 1850 by the Co1oD,J'Go\ternmet1t
. . .

who have maintained it ever since. .Thil! by 1I1ternat1onal

usage no doubt oonfers some rights and obllg~t1ons on' the
Colon,y.. . . . .'. .

2. ' In the case ot Pulau Pisang wbich is also ont- .

side the Treaty l1m1ts ot.. the Cololl1' 1t has been possible
to trace an indenture in the. Johore 'Reg~stX'y.or Deed.
dated 6th Ootober. 1900. . This shows thata. part ot' Pulau
Plsang was grant_ to the Crown.tor the pu1"pOsesot
building a Ughthouse. ' Certa1n cond1t1onsvere attached
and it 1s olear that there was no abrogation otthe
soverelgnty.of' Jobel'e. .The status or Plsang1s quite .
olear.
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3. ' It. 1s .~ desired toolaJ"ltl'.. the status of' Pedra

: Branca..' . 1 would there1"ore be most grateful to know.whethe1'
there 18' any document .show1Dg.a lease .01".grant 01' the rock
01' whether it has been oedeel by the Goverament of .the state
ot .Johoreol' 1118D1 oth~' wa.v cu.sposed o~. . . .

4. ' A copy 01'this letter lsbelng. sent ,to. the Chlef

Secretary t Kuala Lumpur. .. . . '

I am, 81r. . ,.. ..

¥OU1"obedient a~tf

The~oDburable .

, file' Chlef S~:retU7 t.

. .'eder.tlo~. otMala,ya ...
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Extract from Mr. John Crawford' s. treat.

JOHORE
J 1824.

A TREATYof FRIENDSHIPand ALLIANCEbetween the HONOURABLE

. THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANYon the one side, and their HIGHNESSES.
the SULTANand
. T~mNGOW of JOHOREon. the other, concluded on the
Second dq of August, O~e Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-four (1824) ~

ARTICLEII.

Their Highnesses the Sultan Hussain MahomedShah and Datu

. . .

Tumungong Abdul Rahman Sri Maharajah hereby cede in full sovereignty

and property to the Honourable the English East India Company, their
heirs and successors for ever, . the Island of Singapore, situated in
the Straits of Malacca, together with the adjacent seas, straits, and
islet's, to the extent of ten geographical miles, from the coast of the
said main Island of Singapore. ·
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Extract from a despatch by the Governor of Singapore to the
Govemor~eneral in Bengal, 28.11.1844.

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This Rock,(is part ot a territory ot the Rajah of Johore
who with the Tll~lnggong has willingly cons en ted to cede i ~ gratui tfousVJ'
to the East India Comp&n1.

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 Annex 95

Letter from Turner J.D. (Secretary to the Bntish Adviser,

Johor) to the Colonial Secretary, Singapore,
received on 1 8 June 1953
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The ColOlGftW1tJ'!k&GMti,,~.T
Go1onial
Postal
SINGAPORE.
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Se<Rm<tUYEt) Office,
District 6,
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'
JOHOREBAHRU,
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OFFICE OF THE.
BRITISH ADVISER, JOHORE.

JoI.
B.
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T"ne . . .. 1953 .
.
1933 I

Sir,
. I am directed, by the British Adviser
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter C§9.
11692/52 of 12th June which he has passed to the
1;)t£lte~ecretary to whom it should, in the British
Adviser's opinion, have been addressed in so far
as Johore is concerned.
2. . The State Secretary will doubtless
wi~h to consult with the Commissioner for Lands
and Mines and Chief Surveyor and any existing
archives before forwarding the vieW30f the State
,Government to the Chief Secretary.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,

(J.D. Turner)
Secretary to the Er"
Jahor

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S. SecJ~8.

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. . 0 STATE. SECRETARY'S OPFlCB,
JOHORE, ,
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Tel, H818 or 01801BL II
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mUORE BABRU,
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B.:ir, ~OLO~flp.L~EORETARIAT
RECi::IVED

I have the honour to refer to your let:er

NO.CSO.11692/52 dated 12th June 1953, addressed
to the British Adviser, Johore, on the question
of the status of Pedra Branca Rock some 40 miles
from Singapore and to inform you that the Johore
Government does not claim ownership of Pedra
Branca.

::!I
( M. SETH BIN SAAID )
AG: STATE SECRETARY
JOHORE.
To:
The Hon'ble
The Colonial Secretary,
SinfI!Pore.

TA:B.
 Annex 97

Letter from Colonial Secretary, Singapore to Acting Master

Attendant, Singapore dated 13 Oct 1953
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C .S..(A.S.(Mar1n~»to. Ag. M.A. 13/10/53.

Horsburgh J,1ghthouse.
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Reference your minute dated 6th February,
1953, the state Secretary, JOhore, states that the
Johore .Government does not claim the ownership of
Padre B~anca Rock.o~ which the 'Horsburgh Lighthouse
stands.
2. On .the strength of th1st the Attorney G~ner~l :"
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