Malaya's First Year at the United Nations, As Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman. Tun Dr Ismail (1915-1973) was Malaya's first Ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. This is a collection of his notes to Prime Minister Abdul Rahman and speeches given 1957-58 while he was a Ambassador. These, apart from dealing with urgent issues facing the newly-independent Malaya, also offer sidelights on international issues during the Cold War period and on diplomatic life and procedures. With chronology, appended documents, black-and-white photographs, bibliography and index.