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Whereas the Federation of Malaya is fully self-governing and independent within the Commonwealth ;

And whereas the Government of the Federation of Malaya and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recognise that it is in their common interest to preserve peace and to provide for their mutual defence ;

And whereas the Government of the Federation of Malaya has now assumed responsibility for the external defence of its territory ;

Now therefore the Government of the Federation of Malaya and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have agreed as follows :

The Government of the United Kingdom undertake to afford to the Government of the Federation of Malaya such assistance as the Government of the Federation of Malaya may require for the external defence of its territory.

The Government of the United Kingdom will furnish the Government of the Federation of Malaya with assistance of the kind referred to in Annex 1 of this Agreement, as may from time to time be agreed between the two Governments for the training and development of the armed forces of the Federation,

The Government of the Federation of Malaya will afford to the Government of the United Kingdom the right to maintain in the Federation such naval, land and