MARCUS, Philip Carlyle
The Public Service,
Accession Number 000942
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Lim How Seng
Interviewer
- 01:42:38
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 18 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:26:20
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- For background information only
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His entry into Municipality as Chief Clerk in 1935; promoted to Financial Office Assistant in 1937. Relationship between expatriate and local officers before and after war and its influence on his political thinking. Municipality under British Military Administration (BMA). Circumstances of setting up Council of Action by local government officers. His role in drafting salary scheme for civil service together with Dr Goh Keng Swee and K M Byrne.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 18 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:25:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- For background information only
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Circumstances of forming People's Action Party (PAP) in 1954. How contact with Chinese-educated leftists was established. PAP originally called Singapore Democratic Front. His meeting with John Eber in London. Drafters of party manifesto. Malayanisation scheme for City Council. PAP captured City Council in 1957. Meeting held to choose between Ong Eng Guan and Ong Pang Boon as Mayor. His assistance to PAP to win City Council Election 1957.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 25 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:29:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- For background information only
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His rise to Chief Administrative Officer under Ong Eng Guan's mayorship. Working atmosphere in City Council under Liberal Socialist Party. Changes introduced by People's Action Party (PAP) after December 1957. Ong Eng Guan's style of leadership and staff's reactions. Staff attitudes towards interviewee's pro-PAP stand. Proceeding of City Council meetings. Setting up Complaints Bureau. Causes of his disagreements with Ong Eng Guan. Charges against interviewee.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 25 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:21:16
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- For background information only
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
City Council's account with Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. His bank account with OCBC and overdraft facility. His relationship with City Councillors. Accused of engaging in conspiracy to damage People's Action Party (PAP). His relationships with PAP leaders after capturing City Council and during confrontation with Ong Eng Guan. City Council after resignations of PAP City Councillors. Circumstances leading to his leaving City Council. His assessment on why Ong Eng Guan broke away from PAP. Relationship with his brother-in-law, K M Byrne.
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