Records relating to the Japanese occupation of British Borneo (1941–45), liberation, military administration, and post-war reconstruction.
183 volumes across 11 series.
| Reference | Series | Volume Title | TNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO 1022/180 | CO 1022 | Question of Japanese participation in the Malayan mining industry | ↗ |
| CO 1022/263 | CO 1022 | Question of Back Pay for Members of the Junior Service in North Borneo Who Were Unemployed during the Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 1022/279 | CO 1022 | Disposal of North Borneo’s Japanese Assets | ↗ |
| CO 1022/306 | CO 1022 | Military Government Gazettes produced by the Japanese when in occupation of Malaya: abandoned request for copies by the US Library of Congress | ↗ |
| CO 1022/311 | CO 1022 | Reconstruction and Development of the North Borneo Railway | ↗ |
| CO 1022/370 | CO 1022 | Malayan War Damage Commission: policy and finances | ↗ |
| CO 1022/372 | CO 1022 | Progress in assessment and approval of war damage claims in Malaya: quarterly Commission reports | ↗ |
| CO 1022/377 | CO 1022 | Extension of War Department Tenure of Tyersall Park, Singapore for British Army Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 1022/393 | CO 1022 | Reconstruction of Jesselton Wharf and Other Wharves in North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 1022/394 | CO 1022 | Condition of the North Borneo Wharves before Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 1022/441 | CO 1022 | Information about looting from Malaya by Japanese occupying forces during the 1939-1945 War | ↗ |
| CO 1022/468 | CO 1022 | Draft official history of civil affairs and military government in the Far East; assistance from the Malayan Governments | ↗ |
| CO 1030/1047 | CO 1030 | Federation of Malaysia. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) | ↗ |
| CO 1030/1401 | CO 1030 | Japanese reparations: Representations arising from discovery of mass graves in Singapore, 1962 | ↗ |
| CO 1030/159 | CO 1030 | Malayan War Damage Commission: policy and finances | ↗ |
| CO 1030/160 | CO 1030 | Malayan War Damage Commission: progress reports and press releases | ↗ |
| CO 1030/1722 | CO 1030 | Singapore: Japanese mass graves | ↗ |
| CO 1030/185 | CO 1030 | Japanese participation in mining industry | ↗ |
| CO 1030/319 | CO 1030 | Political Parties in Federation of Malaya and Singapore. Malayan Races Liberation Army | ↗ |
| CO 1030/320 | CO 1030 | Political Parties in Federation of Malaya and Singapore. Malayan Races Liberation Army | ↗ |
| CO 1030/413 | CO 1030 | Disposal of parcel of diamonds, gold and platinum handed to British Military Administration upon the liberation of Singapore in 1945 | ↗ |
| CO 1030/414 | CO 1030 | Disposal of Looted Bullion Recovered from Japan after Liberation of Singapore in 1945 | ↗ |
| CO 1030/415 | CO 1030 | Disposal of Looted Bullion Recovered from Japan after Liberation of Singapore in 1945 | ↗ |
| CO 1030/555 | CO 1030 | Policy and finances of War Damage Commission of Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 1069/563 | CO 1069 | SINGAPORE 8. Lady Thomas and Mr. C. E. Collings at the unfurling of the first Union Jack after the Japanese occupation, 5 September 1945 | ↗ |
| CO 1069/564 | CO 1069 | SINGAPORE 9. Photographs taken during the British Military Administration of Singapore, 1945- 47 | ↗ |
| CO 273/534/8 | CO 273 | Native affairs and movements in the Netherlands East Indies: administrative reforms; Japanese interest; communist involvement; translations of Dutch newspaper articles | ↗ |
| CO 273/535/1 | CO 273 | Communist activities in Netherlands East Indies: attempted Communist uprisings; alleged connections with Singapore; military forces in Netherlands East Indies; Chinese boycott of a leading Dutch firm at Medan; German and Japanese interest in Netherlands East Indies; Moslem conference, Etc. | ↗ |
| CO 273/551/14 | CO 273 | Japanese land-holdings in the vicinity of Singapore naval base | ↗ |
| CO 273/566/13 | CO 273 | Japanese land holdings in Singapore: military implications | ↗ |
| CO 273/576/19 | CO 273 | Anglo-Japanese relations | ↗ |
| CO 273/580/8 | CO 273 | Anti-Japanese slogans on postal packets sent from China to Singapore | ↗ |
| CO 273/581/2 | CO 273 | Japanese interests in Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/583/13 | CO 273 | Boycott of Japanese goods by the Chinese in Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/590/12 | CO 273 | Japanese policy in Far East | ↗ |
| CO 273/592/6 | CO 273 | Alleged order by Singapore municipal commissioners to Japanese firms for cast-iron water pipes | ↗ |
| CO 273/602/7 | CO 273 | Secret intelligence in relation to the local Japanese | ↗ |
| CO 273/604/11 | CO 273 | Intelligence service: need for improvement in relation to Japan and local Japanese activities | ↗ |
| CO 273/608/4 | CO 273 | Official Japanese passports | ↗ |
| CO 273/619/14 | CO 273 | Japanese infiltration into Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/629/4 | CO 273 | Japanese diary for August 1937 | ↗ |
| CO 273/632/3 | CO 273 | Japanese infiltration into Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/634/15 | CO 273 | Boycott of Japanese goods in Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/634/17 | CO 273 | Extracts from Japanese newspapers | ↗ |
| CO 273/642/2 | CO 273 | Reports on Japanese affairs: supply to secretary of state for the colonies | ↗ |
| CO 273/644/11 | CO 273 | Malaya: Japanese infiltration | ↗ |
| CO 273/644/12 | CO 273 | Japanese in Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/644/13 | CO 273 | Japanese in Malaya: Japanese Consul-General | ↗ |
| CO 273/644/9 | CO 273 | Japanese in Malaya: employment of Dr. Tsune Ouchi | ↗ |
| CO 273/646/9 | CO 273 | Anti-Japanese demonstration in Singapore | ↗ |
| CO 273/661/11 | CO 273 | Reports on current Japanese affairs | ↗ |
| CO 273/663/15 | CO 273 | Japanese newspaper propaganda: proposed legislation to control press | ↗ |
| CO 273/666/3 | CO 273 | Japanese Review | ↗ |
| CO 273/669/18 | CO 273 | Claims against Malayan Government. Uncompleted contracts entered into before Japanese occupation | ↗ |
| CO 273/671/8 | CO 273 | Post-war labour supply: discussions with Rubber Growers’ Association | ↗ |
| CO 273/673/8 | CO 273 | Christmas Island: conditions during enemy occupation and subsequent relief | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/10 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Employment of civilians on Malaya Planning Unit (MPU) | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/11 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Departmental responsibility for civilians on MPU | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/12 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Subordinate female staff for MPU | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/13 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Subordinate female staff for MPU | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/6 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. General | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/7 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Problem of compensation for Malayan officers who have ‘stagnated’ at the top of their salary scales | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/8 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Civil affairs directive during military occupation | ↗ |
| CO 273/674/9 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Transfer of establishment to South East Asia Command | ↗ |
| CO 273/675/1 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Recruitment of pilots for Marine Department | ↗ |
| CO 273/675/2 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Monetary and fiscal guide for Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/675/4 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Reoccupation reports | ↗ |
| CO 273/675/5 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Fortnightly reoccupation reports | ↗ |
| CO 273/675/6 | CO 273 | British Military Administration, Malaya. Miscellaneous reports | ↗ |
| CO 273/676/1 | CO 273 | Future Policy in Malaya. Cheeseman proposals for educational reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 273/676/10 | CO 273 | Accruing pay during period of Japanese occupation: rules and policy | ↗ |
| CO 273/676/11 | CO 273 | Arrears of pay during period of Japanese occupation | ↗ |
| CO 273/677/11 | CO 273 | Memorandum by Sir Shenton Thomas on post-war Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 273/678/10 | CO 273 | Post-war reorganisation and development of education: memorandum by R. Henderson | ↗ |
| CO 273/678/7 | CO 273 | Re-occupation of Singapore: Public Works Department | ↗ |
| CO 273/679/3 | CO 273 | Report by Dr W. B. Young on conditions of labour in Thailand during Japanese occupation | ↗ |
| CO 531/23/2 | CO 531 | Proposed Exploitation of Coal Deposits at Silanty, Sarawak by Japanese Capital | ↗ |
| CO 531/24/3 | CO 531 | Japanese Fishing Interests in North Borneo: Establishment of Industry at Sandakan | ↗ |
| CO 531/24/9 | CO 531 | Japanese Fishing Activity: Establishment of Industry at Sandakan | ↗ |
| CO 531/25/9 | CO 531 | Permission Sought by Japanese for Establishment of Electric Light, Power and Water Supply Company at Tawau | ↗ |
| CO 531/26/2 | CO 531 | Japanese Fishing Activities, Including Trespass in Borneo Territorial Waters | ↗ |
| CO 531/26/3 | CO 531 | Permission Sought by Japanese for Establishment of Electric Light, Power, and Water Supply Company at Tawau | ↗ |
| CO 531/27/10 | CO 531 | Question of the grant of a coal mining concession to a Japanese firm in Sarawak | ↗ |
| CO 531/27/2 | CO 531 | Japanese Fish Canning Industry on Islands off Coast of Borneo, Etc. | ↗ |
| CO 531/28/2 | CO 531 | Japanese Activities on Islands in North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 531/29/6 | CO 531 | Japanese Activities in Islands in North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 531/30/4 | CO 531 | Provisions for Administration, Etc., of Sarawak during Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/10 | CO 531 | Civil Affairs Policy in British Borneo: Directive to General MacArthur, Allied Commander-In-Chief, South West Pacific | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/12 | CO 531 | Liberation of Borneo: Messages of Loyalty to the Rajah | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/14 | CO 531 | Arrangements for Military Administration of Borneo Territories | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/15 | CO 531 | Military Administration: Indemnity and Validation Ordinance | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/16 | CO 531 | Military Administration: Proclamations | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/17 | CO 531 | Proclamation: Moratorium of Pre-Occupation Debts | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/18 | CO 531 | Civil Affairs Unit: Recruitment of Staff | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/28 | CO 531 | Borneo Civil Affairs: Discussions with Sarawak Representatives | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/30 | CO 531 | Conditions in Borneo: Reports and Correspondence from Brigadier C. F. MacAskie, Chief Civil Affairs Officer | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/31 | CO 531 | Conditions in Borneo: Reports and Correspondence from Brigadier C. F. MacAskie, Chief Civil Affairs Officer | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/32 | CO 531 | Conditions in Borneo: Reports and Correspondence from Brigadier C. F. MacAskie, Chief Civil Affairs Officer | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/4 | CO 531 | Borneo: Civil Affairs Policy Directives | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/5 | CO 531 | Borneo: Civil Affairs Policy Directives | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/6 | CO 531 | Borneo: Civil Affairs Policy Directives | ↗ |
| CO 531/31/7 | CO 531 | Military Administration of Territories in North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 531/32/1 | CO 531 | Accounts of Events in Labuan Leading to the Japanese Occupation; Comments on Centenary Celebration Plans | ↗ |
| CO 531/32/3 | CO 531 | Death Certification of Europeans during the Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 531/33/10 | CO 531 | Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, 1947: Grants in Aid for Administration Expenses and Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 531/33/11 | CO 531 | Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, 1947: Grants in Aid for Administration Expenses and Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 531/33/6 | CO 531 | Railway Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 531/33/7 | CO 531 | Reconstruction of Papar Bridge | ↗ |
| CO 531/33/9 | CO 531 | Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, 1947: Grants in Aid for Administration Expenses and Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 531/35/1 | CO 531 | Financial Affairs: Reconstruction, Treasury Control | ↗ |
| CO 531/36/6 | CO 531 | Pre-Occupation Claims: Liability of N. Borneo Government | ↗ |
| CO 531/36/7 | CO 531 | Proposals for the Relief of Dependants of Persons Who Died or Were Disabled during Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 531/37/2 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development of North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 531/37/3 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development of North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 531/37/4 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: Finance | ↗ |
| CO 531/40/11 | CO 531 | The Debtor-Creditor (Occupation Period) Ordinance | ↗ |
| CO 531/40/8 | CO 531 | The Titles to Land (Occupation Period) Ordinance | ↗ |
| CO 531/41/2 | CO 531 | War damage: Claims by the British North Borneo Company: War Damage Commission’s report | ↗ |
| CO 531/41/3 | CO 531 | War Damage: Claims by the British North Borneo Company | ↗ |
| CO 531/41/4 | CO 531 | War Damage: Liquidation of British North Borneo Company | ↗ |
| CO 531/43/9 | CO 531 | North Borneo War Victim’s Fund: Establishment for the Relief of Asiatics Killed during the Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/3 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/4 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: Teacher Training College, Tuaran | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/5 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: Teacher Training College, Tuaran | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/6 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: Disposal of Ex-Enemy Estates | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/7 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: Kuhara Rubber Estate | ↗ |
| CO 531/47/8 | CO 531 | Reconstruction and Development: New Hospital at Sandakan | ↗ |
| CO 531/48/3 | CO 531 | War Damage Compensation Claim by the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company | ↗ |
| CO 531/48/4 | CO 531 | War Damage Compensation Claim by the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company | ↗ |
| CO 531/50/11 | CO 531 | Japanese Activities in Islands in North Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 537/1375 | CO 537 | Economic (Financial). Validity of Contracts Entered into before and during Japanese Occupation: Borneo | ↗ |
| CO 537/1376 | CO 537 | Economic (Financial). Vailidity of Contracts Entered into before and during Japanese Occupation: Unfreezing of Pre-Occupation Accounts | ↗ |
| CO 537/1611 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Transfer to Civil Government | ↗ |
| CO 537/1612 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Transfer to Civil Government | ↗ |
| CO 537/1613 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Transfer to Civil Government | ↗ |
| CO 537/1614 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Personnel | ↗ |
| CO 537/1615 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Minutes of British Borneo Handover Committee | ↗ |
| CO 537/1616 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Transfer to Civil Government: Personnel: AMF Officers | ↗ |
| CO 537/1617 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Borneo Military Administration: Financial Arrangements | ↗ |
| CO 537/1618 | CO 537 | Eastern (North Borneo). Military Administration in Northern Borneo: Financial Arrangements with Australia | ↗ |
| CO 537/2135 | CO 537 | Straits Settlements. Military administration in Singapore: Valuables recovered from the Japanese | ↗ |
| CO 537/2136 | CO 537 | Straits Settlements. Military administration in Singapore: Arrangements for reception of a box | ↗ |
| CO 537/3657 | CO 537 | Straits Settlements. Singapore: Valuables recovered from the Japanese | ↗ |
| CO 537/840 | CO 537 | North Borneo. Japanese Settlements in North Borneo (R. 38319) | ↗ |
| CO 717/101/4 | CO 717 | Japanese iron-ore and manganese-ore mines in Malaya | ↗ |
| CO 717/108/14 | CO 717 | Japanese fishing permits | ↗ |
| CO 717/122/16 | CO 717 | Japanese at Cameron Highlands | ↗ |
| CO 717/127/7 | CO 717 | Japanese settlement at Cameron Highlands | ↗ |
| CO 717/133/11 | CO 717 | Japanese immigration | ↗ |
| CO 717/134/2 | CO 717 | Federal Council: reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 717/147/17 | CO 717 | Reconstruction: post war position of state rulers and governments | ↗ |
| CO 717/149/10 | CO 717 | Malayan Union Ordinance no. 4 of 1946: Limitation (Enemy Occupation) Ordinance | ↗ |
| CO 717/149/6 | CO 717 | Ordinance no. 29 of 1946: Japanese Judgment and Civil Proceedings Ordinance | ↗ |
| CO 717/152/5 | CO 717 | Report on military administration | ↗ |
| CO 717/179/4 | CO 717 | Reconstruction in Malaya: summary by A. J. Newboult | ↗ |
| CO 717/188/1 | CO 717 | Ordinances. No. 24 of 1950: War damage (Amendment) Ordinance, 1950 | ↗ |
| CO 717/188/2 | CO 717 | Ordinances. No. 45 of 1949: Titles of Land (Occupation Period) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1949 | ↗ |
| CO 717/188/3 | CO 717 | Ordinances. No. 7 of 1951: Titles of land (Occupation Period) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1951 | ↗ |
| CO 717/206/6 | CO 717 | Rubber. Advances to rubber estates by British military administration | ↗ |
| CO 717/206/7 | CO 717 | Rubber. Advances to rubber estates by British military administration | ↗ |
| CO 874/1109 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Re-Occupation Problems and Restoration of Chartered Co’s Rule | ↗ |
| CO 874/1110 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Re-Occupation Problems and Restoration of Chartered Co’s Rule | ↗ |
| CO 874/1111 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Post-War Civil Administration by His Majesty’s Government | ↗ |
| CO 874/1112 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Post-War Rehabilitation of North Borneo Rubber Industry | ↗ |
| CO 874/612 | CO 874 | Correspondence. New London Borneo Tobacco Co.: Reconstruction Of | ↗ |
| CO 874/613 | CO 874 | Correspondence. New London Borneo Tobacco Co.: Reconstruction Of | ↗ |
| CO 874/622 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Tenom Borneo Rubber Co.: Reconstruction | ↗ |
| CO 874/704 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Japanese Immigration | ↗ |
| CO 874/873 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Japanese Penetration | ↗ |
| CO 874/874 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Japanese Penetration | ↗ |
| CO 874/875 | CO 874 | Correspondence. Japanese Penetration | ↗ |
| CO 938/1/3 | CO 938 | Sarawak Junior Service. Provident Fund Contributions in Respect of Japanese Occupation | ↗ |
| CO 938/8/16 | CO 938 | Ordinances. Debtor and Creditor (Occupation Period) Ordinance No 18 of 1949 | ↗ |
| CO 938/8/3 | CO 938 | Ordinances. Occupation Causes (Repeal) Ordinance No 20 of 1949 | ↗ |
| CO 938/9/11 | CO 938 | Ordinances. War Damage Ordinance No 6 of 1950 | ↗ |
| CO 938/9/12 | CO 938 | Ordinances. War Damage (Amendment) Ordinance, No 23 of 1950 | ↗ |
| CO 953/10/7 | CO 953 | Tyersall Park: Occupation by War Department; Eviction | ↗ |
| CO 953/21 | CO 953 | Lecture on North Korea by Captain Preston USAF, a former prisoner of war | ↗ |
| CO 953/4/4 | CO 953 | Currency Surrendered by Japanese | ↗ |
| CO 953/6/5 | CO 953 | Status as “Liberated Property” of Uei Maru, Vessel Built for Netherlands East Indies Requisitioned by Japanese on Invasion | ↗ |
| CO 954/1/3 | CO 954 | Cost of Military Administration and of Relief and Rehabilitation Supplies | ↗ |
| CO 954/8/1 | CO 954 | War Damage and Claims Compensation | ↗ |
| CO 954/8/2 | CO 954 | War Damage and Claims Compensation: Shell Petroleum Company | ↗ |