Desire To Join Malaysia
When Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya announced his proposal for a merger of Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and Brunei, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien saw this as an opportunity for Brunei to get independence from Great Britain. He sent a telegraph to Tunku Abdul Rahman, congratulates him and showed his support for the merger.
For him, Brunei as a small country, still need a protection from a larger country, Malaysia and the only way to get this was by merging with Malaya and the rest of the states.
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