Comber, Leon.

Templer and the road to Malayan independence the man and his time / [electronic resource] : Leon Comber. - [S.l.] : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2015. - 279 p.

Templer and the road to Malayan independence : the man and his time -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Map of Malaya (1952-54) -- Map of Malaya (1956): Locations of Communist Terrorists by State -- Prologue -- 1. The Background: The Appointment of General Sir Gerald Templer as High Commissioner and Director of Operations, Malaya (1952-54) -- 2. The Early Days: General Templer in Kuala Lumpur - Political Background -- 3. The Templer Plan: The Implementation of General Templer's Political Directive -- 4. Victor Purcell and Francis Carnell, Honorary MCA Political Advisers, August-September 1952 -- 5. General Sir Gerald Templer, The MCA, and the Kinta Valley Home Guard (1952-1954) -- 6. The Case of Lee Meng - A Cause CélÃbre: The System of Justice in Malaya (1952) -- 7. The Road to Self-Government:'The Pistols Are Out' -- 8. Conclusion: General Templer's Departure -- Appendix A: Directive to General Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ADC, High Commissioner in and for the Federation of Malaya, by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on behalf of His Majestyâ€s Government in the U.K., 1 February 1952 -- Appendix B: General Sir Gerald Templer: A Short Biographical Note -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Phot

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