For the Government of Singapore:
Lee Kuan Yew
Prime Minister
Ton Chin Chye
Deputy Prime Minister
Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Finance
E. W. Barker
Minister for Law
S. Rajaratnam
Minister for Culture
Inche Othman Wok
Minister for Social Affairs
Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Education
Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Health
Lim Kim San
Minister for National Development
Jek Yuen Thong
Minister for Labour
ANNEX "A"
PROCLAMATION ON SINGAPORE
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe, and may the benediction and peace of God be upon Our Leader Muhammad and upon all His Relations and Friends.
Whereas Malaysia was established on the 16th day of September, 1963, by a federation of the existing states of the Federation of Malaya and the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore into one independent and sovereign nation;
And whereas by an Agreement made on the 7th day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five between the Government of Malaysia of the one part and the Government of Singapore of the other part it was agreed that Singapore should cease to be a state of Malaysia and should thereupon become an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia;
No. 8026
