Pedra Branca, Singapore ceded by the Government of the State of Johore or in any other way disposed of". The Acting State Secretary of Johor replied on 21 September that "the Johore Government does not claim ownership of Pedra Branca". This correspondence indicated that as of 1953 Johor understood it did not have sovereignty over Pedra Branca, which had therefore vested in the United Kingdom. The Colony of Singapore became a self-governing state in 1959, and left the British Empire to join the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Two years later, in 1965, Singapore became a fully independent republic. In 1959, in an
British Softball Federation British Softball Federation The British Softball Federation (BSF) is the national governing body of softball within the United Kingdom, organising fastpitch and slowpitch leagues and national tournaments and registering players. BSF is a federated member of both the European Softball Federation and the International Softball Federation. BSF is the joint owner (with the British Baseball Federation) of BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), a sports development agency. Softball umpires are registered and organised via the associated British Association Of Softball Umpires (BASU), their official body in the UK. UK Softball follow the International Softball Federation rules. In 2007 the BSF founded a Hall of