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North Borneo or British North Borneo: see Sabah Sabah (sä`bä), state (1991 pop. 1,736,902), 28,417 sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. ..... Click the link for more information. , Malaysia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It found that neither country had a strong claim to the islands on the basis of the colonial treaties, but noted that there was a history of use of the islands by Malaysia since independence and going back to the period of British rule, when the islands were treated as part of North Borneo (now part of Malaysia and known as Sabah). Wilson joined the North Borneo government as a geologist in 1958 and later worked in Sarawak. It claims that they were part of the territories sold in 1878 to merchants acting for what would become the British North Borneo Company by the Sultan of Sulu, who ruled an archipelago that is part of the Philippines. |
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