SEPTEMBER 20, 1968: More than 10,000 people gathered at the Sandakan town padang to demonstrate against the signing of a Bill in the Philippines annexing Sabah into Philippine territory.
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Chief Minister Tun Datu Haji Mustapha said shortly after the demo that the spirit of the Malaysian people in Sabah will sustain “until our security is assured against Philippine imperialism.” He said the mood of the people showed they are determined to defend their freedom as Malaysians. He also said the Government had made plans to repulse any major attack if the Philippines tried to annex Sabah by physical force. “They may try to infiltrate, commit murders and kidnap our inhabitants, especially on the East Coast but I do not believe they can do more than that because this is our land and we know how to defend it,” he said.
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