The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

meeting. Discussions should concretely be focused on each nationals’ ( 各 民 族 ) national liberation
struggle, on BI’s reactionary policies and on how to lead the peasants after taking the relations
between the rural middle class and peasant masses into consideration. All comrades are requested
to go deeply among the masses to investigate the situation. Every discussion should refer to the
struggle against leftist exclusionism and rightist opportunism. The circumstances of the discussion
and the conclusion should be reported to the Center. Until the 2 nd EC is held, the Programme of the
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4. Draft of the resolutions to be adopted at the 3rd Standing Committee Conference of the 2nd
Executive Committee dated 13 June 1939
This is a summary of the Chinese-language document.
Cruxes are shown first: (1) Narrow class-line merely to see the interests of worker-peasant and to
ignore those of petit bourgeoisie should be avoided. (2) Some comrades, such as North Malayan
comrades, ignored backwardness of the masses and implemented radical clandestine work. As a
result of it, mass organizations starkly decreased. Comrades should be concerned with the
backwardness of masses. (3) The Party has no base in such important industries as rubber, tin and
transportation. (4) Most of the Chinese are worker class. They do not have proletarian
consciousness yet, instead, retain strong nationalistic consciousness. The Party has to unify them in
anti-enemy struggle. (5) Chinese petit bourgeoisie in Malaya were almost collapsed. Though
become nationalistic and agree with anti-enemy war, they lack confidence in the struggle. (6)
Compromise faction of bourgeoisie grasped the sentiment of masses. Narrow class-line expedited
it. (7) The Anti-Japanese war and the national salvation movement are the most impending
demands of the Malayan Chinese. The Party should not use Anti-British slogan. (8) National
salvation organizations have anti-imperialist character. (9) Backing-up the 8th Route Army
movement is an important work to revolutionize masses. (10) The Party should be Bolshevized
through national liberation movement. (11) Anti-war and anti-imperialist movements should be
expanded.
Details are below:
(1) Discipline of thoughts
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