Malaysia Agreement
| Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore | |
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Agreement relating to Malaysia | |
| Drafted | 15 November 1961 |
| Signed | 9 July 1963 |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Sealed | 31 July 1963 |
| Effective | 16 September 1963 |
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| Languages | English, French and Malay |
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| Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore at Wikisource | |
The Malaysia Agreement (MA63), formally known as the Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore, is a founding document which provided for the union of North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore with the existing states of Malaya. This new political entity was to be known as Malaysia.
Signed in London, United Kingdom, the agreement came into effect on 16 September 1963, which is now commemorated as Malaysia Day. Less than two years later, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia following political and economic disagreements, becoming a sovereign state on 9 August 1965.