COMMUNISM IN MALAYA Early developments

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COMMUNISM IN MALAYA(Early developments)

• Arrived in 1925 when Chinese Comm Party set up
  the Nanyang Comm Party (NCP) in Singapore.
• Aim- spread Communism - in the beginning - they
  failed.
• 1928- Soviet sent agents to SEA to carry out a
  review of the Partys organization and NCP was
  dissolved and replaced by MCP(1930).

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-MCP task- to establish the Comm Republic
of Malaya.

• illegal organization and had to work
  underground. Organizing strikes.
• As W.W 11 approached - S.Union asked MCP to
  cooperate with British French because they
  against Germany. Germany was against the
  communist.
• H/ever they spent 10 years against the British -
  Moscow sent Lai Teck to resolve these problem.

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MCP DURING W.W 11

• Lai Teck persuaded the MCP to give support to
  British but at the same time to remove them from
  Malaya.
• MCP cooperated with British in the beginning and
  their people also received training at 101
  Special training school in Singapore.
• They were in charge against the Japanese
  occupation in the jungle.
• Formed MPAJA to continue the opposition against
  Japanese

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MCP AFTER W.W 11

• MPAJA ruled Malaya in the vacuum of Malaya.
• When BMA was set up they disarmed the MPAJA and
  each guerilla was paid 350 as a reward
• They were able to hide supplies in the jungle.
• Mac 1947 Lai Teck disappeared from Malaya and
  replaced by Chin Peng.

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THE EMERGENCY

• The decision to rebel by MCP occurred when their
  opposition against FOM was ignored by British.
• In 1948 they formed MPABA and this guerilla
  carried out attacks demonstration to expel
  British.
• - British declared a state of emergency
  throughout Malaya ( later Singapore)

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BRITISH REACTION

• 1- Banning the MCP
• 2- Abolished Min Yuen
• 3- Set up the system of national registration.
• 4- The Briggs Plan 1950-60 -New village
  operation starvation.
• 5- Dropping leaflets explaining the term of
  surrender.
• 6- White areas and black areas.
• 7- Psychological warfare.

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END OF EMERGENCY

• When alliance party won during the election TAR
  offered amnesty for those communist who
  surrendered.
• Chin Peng had a peace talk with TAR h/ever
  attempt to establish failed as he refused to
  dissolve MCP.
• Comm lost their support and more white areas was
  declared and emergency ended in 31th July 1960.