The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) agreement was signed on 1 Feb 1948.
Between 1948 and 1950, some 3,120,000 persons became citizens by operation of law. They were:
- Malays 2,500,000 (80.1%)
- Chinese 350,000 (11.2%)
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