The panel treats boundaries as an unresolved part of a gradual decolonisation model rather than an automatic inheritance from every administrative district. A territory might remain a federation, divide along regional lines, or preserve existing kingdoms according to its political history. Malaysia illustrates the importance of work already completed before formal independence, including debate over Singapore's relationship to the federation. The Gold Coast and Sierra Leone are cited as places that had also advanced through the process but remained at delicate stages. The result is a context-dependent transition rather than a universal mapmaking formula.
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Why decolonisation could not follow one boundary rule
The borders and political form of a new Commonwealth state depended on local institutions, identities, federations, and the stage already reached in self-government.