新的文件显示,Goh Keng Swee违背Lee Kuan Yew最初的愿望, 迫使新加坡1965年脱离马来西亚。
New documents reveal Goh Keng Swee pushed for Singapore’s 1965 separation from Malaysia, contrary to Lee Kuan Yew’s initial wish.
根据信天翁档案中新发布的文件,1965年新加坡与马来西亚分离并非不可避免,这些文件显示,前国防部长高肯格·斯维博士从一开始就秘密地要求完全分离,这与总理李宽耀最初对松散联邦的偏好相反。
Singapore’s 1965 separation from Malaysia was not inevitable, according to newly released documents from the Albatross File, which reveal that former Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee secretly pushed for full separation from the start, contrary to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s initial preference for a looser federation.
解密材料,包括内阁笔记和口述历史,在种族紧张、政治不信任和1964年种族暴乱中显示出激烈的谈判。
The declassified materials, including cabinet notes and oral histories, show intense negotiations amid racial tensions, political distrust, and the 1964 race riots.
李光耀直到几十年后才得知吴的立场,感到惊讶。
Lee Kuan Yew only learned of Goh’s stance decades later, reacting with surprise.
李新龙高级部长强调,分裂虽然令人痛苦,但是一个转折点,使新加坡能够取得成功,强调强有力的领导、公众信任以及维护种族和宗教和谐的重要性。
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasized that the split, though painful, was a turning point enabling Singapore’s success, underscoring the importance of strong leadership, public trust, and safeguarding racial and religious harmony.
这本书和展览的目的是保存这一关键时刻,强调独立是一个来之不易、不确定的决定。
The book and exhibition aim to preserve this pivotal moment, highlighting that independence was a hard-won, uncertain decision.