evidence: One of Brunei’s territories much discussed in the documents is Limbang District which was eventually seized by Rajah Brooke of Sarawak in 1890. Much later, in 1963, it was the subject of letters from the Sultan of Brunei to the British government when he urged that Limbang should not be ceded to Malaysia with the rest of Sarawak. Limbang District was in the middle of Brunei and its loss divided Brunei into two. "I would suggest that the Territory of Limbang should be excluded from the relinquishment of Her Majesty’s sovereignty over Sarawak at the end of next month and that no change in sovereignty affecting this area should take place until proper steps have been taken to ensure that any change of sovereignty is in accordance with the genuine wishes of the Limbang people".