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The Albatross file, Goh Keng Swee’s secret dossier, tells traumatic story of Singapore’s birth
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The book is an insider's treasure trove detailing the historical milieu and the traumatic period leading to Singapore's Separation.
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Edited by Susan Sim
Non-fiction/National Archives and The Straits Times Press/488 pages/$49.90
The birth of a nation is always a partial fable – a powerful tale we tell ourselves to make sense of rupture. We search for heroes. We yearn for an inspiring origin story of conflict, struggle and overcoming.
