1.
LS CONFERENCE HALL IN MANILA SCIENCE BUILDING
4 1/2 ft

2.
MS INDONESIANS TO PRESS (SUBANDRIO OBSCURED)
11 1/2 ft

3.
MS - DO. -
12 1/2 ft

4.
MS MALAYAN DELEGATION (INCHE GHAZALI (LEFT) WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, TUN ABDUL RAZAK)
14 ft

5.
MS - DO. -
14 ft

6.
MS PHILIPPINES DELEGATION, FOREIGN SECRETARY PELAEZ (RIGHT)
20 ft

7.
MLS - DO. -
24 ft

8.
CU - DO. -
27 ft

9.
LS CONFERENCE HALL
30 ft

10.
MS RAZAK SPEAKING
34 ft

11.
CU - DO. -
38 ft

12.
MLS DELEGATES
42 ft

13.
MS SUBANDRIO SPEAKING
48 ft

14.
CU - DO. -
52 ft

15.
LS DELEGATES AND PRESS
56 ft

16.
MS PELAEZ SPEAKING
61 ft

17.
MCU - DO. -
65 ft

18.
CU - DO. -
69 ft

19.
MS ALL THREE MINISTERS CLASP HANDS
71 ft

20.
CU HANDS TOGETHER
72 ft

21.
MS - DO. -
76 ft



Initials LCS/MK/GAP/AMR



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Background: THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES AND MALAYA ENDED THEIR CONFERENCE IN MANILA ON JUNE 11 WITH AN AGREEMENT REAFFIRMING THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF NON-SELF GOVERNING TERRITORIES.

INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES SAID THEY WOULD WELCOME THE FORMATION OF MALAYSIA PROVIDED THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BORNEO TERRITORIES WAS ASCERTAINED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY - THE U.N.SECRETARY-GENERAL, U THANT, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE.

MALAY A EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THIS ATTITUDE WITH A VIEW TO INVITING U THANT TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ASCERTAIN THE WISHED OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BORNEO TERRITORIES.

THEY WERE WIDESPREAD REPORTS THAT A REFERENDUM WOULD BE HELD IN THE BORNEO TERRITORIES AS A RESULT OF THE MANILA MEETING BUT THIS WAS LATER DENIED BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE MALAYAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY, INCHE GHAZALI BIN SHAFIE.

EARLIER THE CONFERENCE HAD AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO SEEK THE FORMATION OF A CONFEDERATION OF THE THREE COUNTRIES BUT WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF SOVEREIGNTY BY EACH COUNTRY.

THE CONFERENCE HAS SUCCEEDED IN CONTINUING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE THREE OVER THE DISPUTED QUESTION OF MALAYSIA AND ALSO CLEARED THE WAY FOR A SUMMIT MEETING SOME TIME NEXT MONTH BETWEEN THE THREE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, PRESIDENT SUKARNO OF INDONESIA, PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN, THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYA.

THE WILL HAVE TO RATIFY THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THEIR FOREIGN MINISTERS.