The governor was also High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States on the peninsula, for British North Borneo, the sultanate of Brunei and Sarawak in Borneo.
Guvernøren af ​​Straits Settlements var også højkommissær for Federated Malay States på halvøen, for British North Borneo, Sultanatet Brunei og Sarawak på Borneo.