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| Malaya Tribune - 18 May 1949 |
New Delhi - Tuesday
The New Delhi station of All India Radio announced this evening that the execution of Malayan Indian Sambasivam sentenced to death under the Malayan Emergency Regulation, has not been carried out and that the Sultan of Johore is reconsidering the case.
According to the original information that Radio announcement said, the execution of Sambasivam was scheduled to take place on Monday, May 16.
The Radio announcement did not mention whether any reply has been received from the British Government in London to the representation made by the Indian Government last week for a "reconsideration of the case."
India's High Commissioner in London, Mt V.K Krishna Menon last week presented to Arthur Creech Jones, Colonial Secretary, India's "strong protest" over the sentence of execution passed by the Malayan Government on Sambasivam. Krishna Menon also saw Atlee, the Prime Minister and expressed India's concern over the issue - A.P
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