The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

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Cruxes are shown first: (1) Formation of the Communist Party of Malay Peninsula is necessary. (2) Oppose imperialists and war. (3) Establish federated republic. (4) Protect people’s right. Details are below: (a) The task to unite toiling masses of all peoples will be accentuated. It is necessary to form CP of Malay Pen.. This is not contrary to the org. system. The org. of the Communist Committee of Malay Pen. will be annulled as soon as the CP of Malay Pen. has been formed. (b) Ten big demands of Malay revolution. 31 (1) Driving out Imperialist. (2) Confiscation of imp. [imperialists’] enterprises and banks. (3) All economic rights to Malay (sic) peoples. (4) Against the war preparations of imperialists. (5) Self-determination by Malay peoples, establishment of federated republican state on the basis of equality among peoples. (6) Liberty of assembly, discussion, press, strike, trade, education, and etc. (7) Introduction of eight hour day, increase of wages, progulmation [sic. promulgation?] of trade union law, labour law, social insurance, improvement of living conditions of masses. (8) Expropriation and distribution of lands belonging to landlords, princes, officials and priests to peasants and soldiers. (9) Abolition of taxes levied by imperialists and landlords, introduction of unity, progressive tax. (10) Unite with proletariat of the world, the oppressed peoples and Soviet Union. (c) The connection between the Malay Party and brotherhood Parties. Besides under the direction of Comintern, Parties of China, GB, Holland and France are hoped to give their experience and instructions. 42
With regard to ((3)-(b)), “people” seemed to mean “nationals”, or “those who have same nationality”, such as Chinese nationals or Indian nationals living in Malaya. And “unity party” meant a party which unified those who retained various original nationalities. In this connection, the English-language “CC, the CP of Malay”, 1 May 1930 observed: In the past, the communists of China, Java, & India, after their arrival at Malay (sic), had their separate organizations, the Chinese communists carrying on in Malay the Chinese Rev., …. They had made no rev. connections with the oppressed toiling masses of Malay …. At the present Conference, we have corrected this mistake and decided to establish the CP of Malay. Hereafter all the communists of China, India & Java in Malay should work under the guidance of the Party of Malay and join the Party life. 32 The NPC was evidently regarded and criticized as a “Unity Party” consisting of Chinese, Javanese, Indian, and Malayan nationalities. Past research on the MCP commonly referred to the criticism made by Ho Chi Minh at this Congress that the NPC had been China-centric and neglected the Malays. But the above assessment was more fundamental: it demanded that the party members consider themselves to be Malayan nationals, similar to the Malays. Researchers had generally considered that the most important objective in reorganizing the NPC as the MCP was for the Comintern to guide the Malayan Party directly and not through the CCP. The documents of the Congress had no record of opposition to reorganization. But, before the summer of 1930, Kurihara has noted, the FEB located in Shanghai could have had no influence over the CC of the CCP; hence, the FEB tried to establish its own network in Nanyang from around 1931. 33 In this situation, some CCP members of the NPC (MCP) might not have fully agreed with the FEB’s directives which could have been one of the reasons the ES and the FEB repeatedly criticized the MCP. Nonetheless, it should be noted here that the CCP had sent an instruction in 1929 not to rely on the victory of Chinese revolution but to be independent under the leadership of the Comintern (see I-2.). 43
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Page 23 and 24: In May 1930, under the guidance of
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Page 35 and 36: 26. US National Archives & Records
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Page 39 and 40: Soon after this conference [before
Page 41 and 42: Yong wrote that the MCP was founded
Page 43: imperialist can be driven out and t
Page 47 and 48: and Indians, participated in a demo
Page 49 and 50: entitled “The principal demands o
Page 51 and 52: implemented. It is indispensable to
Page 53 and 54: conditions than the native workers.
Page 55 and 56: The MCP’s resolutions quoted abov
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Page 59 and 60: October 1929. In April 1931, the Co
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As to MCP’s delegates in Shanghai
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Extraordinaire: Lai Teck, Secretary
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CHAPTER VI THE MCP AND THE COMINTER
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was founded in early 1928, 11 the M
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(2) Shanghai Municipal Police Files
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The most important decision taken a
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workers were mobilized, the Chinese
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to “cooperate with Britain”. Th
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We should eliminate the danger of r
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turn favorable. Even though they ha
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of North Malaya insisted that only
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9. Ф. 495 оп.62 д.30. / In its
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CHAPTER VII THE MCP AND THE COMINTE
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assembly, organisation, belief and
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(2) Characteristics of present stru
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(2) Middle-level cadres: Chi Cheng?
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Even among the overseas Chinese, th
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8. Ф. 495 оп.62 д.28. 9. C.F. Y
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Conclusion of the Third Congress of
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MCP and the so-called “Comintern
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the Japanese Army. Immediately afte
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when Lai Teck could not convince th
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Appendix List of Documents of the R
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Table 1. Membership of Trade Unions
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Wang Yung Hai (no Russian) 王永
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Table 3 Membership of the Communist
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Table 5 Leaders of the NPC & the ea
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1-1 From the Comintern Table 6 Exch
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24) 13 Jun. 1939 SC, MCP Resolution
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