the indigenous languages at present in use in the respective Assemblies. for a period of 10 years afier the establishment of Malaysia and thereafter until such time as the Central Government in consultation with the State Government of the territory concerned provides that only the national language may be used. The Central Government should not institute any move without prior consultation with the State Government. The Chairman and British members recommend that this provision should remain in force without time limit, until and unless the State Government decide otherwise.
It has been widely represented to the Commission by all races and communities in North Borneo and Sarawak that the small population of the two territories in relation to their size makes it essential to provide them with protection against unrestricted movement of people from other
parts of the Federation, We have no doubt that this is a legitimate and
essential requirement. We think, however, that control over immigration into any part of Malaysia from outside should rest with the Central Government. subject to the provise that such entry into Sarawak or North Bomeo should also require the approval of the State Govenment concerned. The Federal Government should guarantee the unrestricted entry for purposes of employment of persons recruited by the State Government, except on grounds of security.
In relation to the question of entry from any other Malaysian territories
into Sarawak or North Borneo, we recommend that it should be subject
to the control of the respective States. The free movement or persons
in the service of the Centra| Government such as Federal officials, should, however, be guaranteed by the State Government
The Federal Government will have a clear interest in the movement or, for example, persons known to be subversive The State Government
will be well aware of security aspects and will be able to take this into account in controlling entry into their States
We consider that the present Visitor's Permit valid for three months should be retained in order to encourage exchange of visits among the peoples of Malaysia and the creation of a Malaysian sense of national unity. We would recommend also that there should be no restrictions on movement from the Borneo territories into Malaya.
We are aware that the provision relating to the restricted freedom of movement of Citizens would conflict with the Fundamental liberties as guaranteed under the Constitution, but in view of the very special nature of the situation, we strongly recommend that appropriate constitutional provision be made to facilitate such arrangement.
A number of witnesses suggested that there should be 2 trial period with a right to secede from the Federation after a stated number of years. We believe that inclusion of a secession clause would mean a constitution throughout the trial period of political and perhaps racial
