1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement

The 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement was signed on 28 January 1974 by the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Abdul Halim of Kedah on behalf of the Federal Government of Malaysia; and the Sultan of Selangor, Salahuddin, on behalf of State Government of Selangor. This agreement was signed at the Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur and signified the official handing of Kuala Lumpur territory over to the Federal Government, which resulted in the establishment of the Federal Territory.

There are four provisions made in this agreement, namely, the transfer of jurisdiction powers to the Federal Territory, encompassing the areas of the Federal Territory, concerns on return, financial calculation and Board of Advisors.

The proclamation of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 1974
The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur was proclaimed on 1 February 1974 and signed by the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein. This proclamation came about after the signing of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement by the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Abdul Halim of Kedah on 28 January 1974. The proclamation, came into effect on 1 February 1974 with Kuala Lumpur and the areas gazetted under Plan Gazette No. 383 forming the Federal Territory.