During World War II, it was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. Following the disbandment of the Straits Settlements in the aftermath of World War II, Penang and Malacca evolved into Crown colonies within the Federation of Malaya, while Singapore transformed into an individual Crown colony distinct from Malaya.[2] In 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Malacca with a merger with Malayan Union (which was then replaced by Federation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, Malacca was integrated as part of the federation, which later known as Malaysia when it merged with another territories in British Borneo.[3]
Resident Commissioners
Sep 1945 - 31 Mar 1946, James Calder (acting)
1946 - Nov 1947, Edward Victor Grace Day
24 Nov 1947 - 7 Mar 1949, John Falconer
1949, William Cecil Taylor
25 Oct 1949 - 1954, George Evans Cameron Wisdom
20 Dec 1950 - 9 Jan 1951, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom
20 Dec 1951 - 6 Jan 1952, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom
18 Apr 1952 - 21 Oct 1952, Harold George Hammett
21 Apr 1954 - 31 Aug 1957, Harold George Hammett
28 Aug 1954 - 15 Sep 1954, Fulwar Rupert Caven Fowle, acting for Hammett
25 Sep 1956 - Feb 1957, Maurice John Hayward, acting for Hammett
24. Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1962; overlaps portions of Argentine and Chilean claims, borders not enforced but claim not renounced under the Antarctic Treaty.
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