Stock Photo - 1955 - Democracy wins in Malaya without a vote: The elections in Malaya on July 27th, when 1 1/4 million go to the police for the first time in the country's history, are a two-fold demonstration of British efforts to hold back communism and advance her colonies toward self-government. The communist terrorists against whom Britain has been leading the fight for the past seven years have been virtually defeated militarily and now, with Malaya holding its first General Election, have lost the war of ideas as well, Malays, Chinese, Indians, Pakistanis, Ceylonese, Arabs and others of the many races of Malaya now may choose by free ans secret ballot those who shall govern them in a parliamentary manner. Photo shows (top left) preparing an Elections Festival Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur for a tour of the country. (Top Right) voters registering in Kampong Kelawah, Kelantan. (Bottom Left) Posters in the four languages of the country, English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. (Bottom right) three candidates at registration. Left to right: Tan Tuan Boon, a Malay of the Labor Party; Ong yoke Lin, a Chinese of the Alliance Party; and Abdullah din Ibrahim, a Pakistani of the Negara Party. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)