> In 1965, Lee revealed the incident in a televised interview with foreign correspondents. > This led the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia and the State Department

> In 1965, Lee revealed the incident in a televised interview with foreign correspondents. > This led the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia and the State Department to both deny the incident, which prompted a furious Lee to furnish Rusk's formal letter of apology as proof of the incident. > "The Americans should know the character of the men they are dealing with in Singapore and not get themselves further dragged into calumny.....They are not dealing with Ngo Dinh Diem or Syngman Rhee. You do not buy and sell this Government."