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The Sultan Of Perak, Sultan Idris Shah II Visits Fort Tapong
This picture, taken in 1964 by an official photographer shows the then Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Shah II (1963-1984), when he visited Fort Tapong. He is seen in discussion with members of the Police Field Force who were billeted there and conducted anti communist patrols in the area.
This fort, the last to be built (in 1959/1960) for the Malayan Emergency, was sited in North Perak and this reflected the withdrawal of the majority of communist terrorists into Thailand, at that time, and making occasional sorties over the border into Malaya.