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Excerpts from the South China Morning Post this week in 1963

The day-old Federation of Malaysia severed diplomatic relations with Indonesia and the Philippines, soon after Malaysian demonstrators stoned the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur and burned part of it.

The tit-for-tat demonstrations followed attacks by Indonesians the previous day on former Malayan missions in Djakarta (Jakarta), north Sumatra and also the British embassy in Djakarta.

The break followed an Indonesian announcement that it would not recognise Malaysia - the union of Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak - and a statement from the Philippines that it was withholding recognition.

Malaysia's decision to sever diplomatic relations with the Philippines caught senior Foreign Office officials in Manila by surprise.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said the Philippines had hoped Malaysia would be willing to continue to maintain consular-level diplomatic relations until such time as Malaysia was formally recognised by the Philippines.

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