Operation Coldstore
| Operation Coldstore | |
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| Part of the Cold War in Asia | |
| Operational scope | Operational |
| Location | |
| Planned | 18 January 1963 |
| Planned by | Lee Kuan Yew and anti-communist officials |
| Commanded by | Internal Security Council |
| Objective | To round up suspected communist sympathisers |
| Date | 2 February 1963 |
| Executed by | Singapore Special Branch Singapore Police Force Johore Police Field Force |
| Outcome | 113 people arrested and detained without trial |
| History of Singapore |
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| Singapore portal |
Operation Coldstore was the code name for a covert anti-communist security operation that took place in Singapore on 2 February 1963, which was then an internally self-governing state within the British Empire. It led to the arrest of 113 people, who were detained without trial pursuant to the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance (PPSO).
In official accounts, the operation was a security operation "aimed at crippling the Communist open front organisation," which threatened Singapore's internal security. The operation was authorised and approved by the Internal Security Council which was composed of representatives from the British government, Singaporean government, and the Malayan Federal government.