Cession To The United Kingdom
After World War II, Vyner Brooke ceded Sarawak to the Colonial Office for a sizeable pension for him and his three daughters. His nephew and designated heir, Anthony Brooke, initially opposed cession to the Crown, as did a majority of the native members of the Council Negri. Duncan Stewart, the second British governor to Sarawak, was assassinated by a group agitating for union with newly independent Indonesia and Anthony Brooke was unjustly implicated. Documents newly released indicate that the British Government chose not to reveal the truth of the matter, which was known to HMG at the time. However, there is now no serious movement for the restoration of the monarchy.
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