Sir Harold MacMichael, shown here during his tenure as High Commissiioner for Palestine in 1935. He was subsequently named special representative to Malaya.
Envoy meets Sultan of Johor
18 October 1945. Sir Harold MacMichael, a special representative from the British government tasked with obtaining approval for the introduction of the Malayan Union from local rulers, meets with the first leader on his itinerary, the Sultan of Johor. The Malay public would later take special issue with MacMichael’s reportedly high-handed attitude toward the Sultans.