The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

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CHAPTER III THE MCP AND THE COMINTERN IN 1930 1. The Eastern Secretariat Resolutions of the MCP were sent to the Comintern. With regard to this, the ES of the Comintern sent a Russian-language comment, dated 23 October 1930, to the FEB (see ChapterⅡnote 4); the comment is summarized below: Cruxes are shown first: (1) Though the MCP was expected to lead all Malayans, it was still the local organization of the CCP. Yet, the FEB should select CCP cadres who would work in this area. (2) The MCP can play a great role in the neighboring countries. (3) Not only Chinese, but also Malays and Indians should be trained as cadres of the MCP. Details are below: It became fully clear for us that the Malay (Малайский) CP was none other than the Singapore organization of the CCP which had decided to be a separate Communist Party of Malay States. The Party is expected to lead the proletariat of all nationalities (национальностей). This is an important step forward. The CCP should be its starter, initiator and organizer. The FEB has to carry out such tasks as are required to prepare and select reliable CCP cadres who will work in the Eastern countries. This is because many Chinese workers have emigrated to the Far East and Middle East. The resolutions demonstrate that the CCP organization still stands outside the general revolutionary struggle of Malay, that it is not connected with the local working masses, including the Chinese, and that it is still an organization of the CCP which works among Chinese workers who came out of China recently. The proletarian movement in Singapore can play a great role in propaganda and organization in its neighbouring countries. The FEB should contact them and assess how that task has been 48
implemented. It is indispensable to train Chinese, Malays as well as Indians to be cadres of the MCP. Please report to us once every six weeks about how this task is implemented. 1 In its English version, the draft letter runs as below: The beginning of a new revolutionary wave and the existence of an independent Communist movement in Malaya is of vital importance in the development of the anti-imperialist and agrarian revolutions in the Far East. Owing to its strategic military and economic position, Malaya is a meeting place of three rev. struggles – the Indian, Chinese and Indo-Nesian (sic) national emancipation movements. 2 2. Far Eastern Bureau On 15 November 1930, the CC of the MCP analyzed the Malayan situation (Chinese language document) thus: (1) As the bourgeoisie is weak and consists of diverse nationalities, it cannot form a united front in a struggle for independence struggle. (2) The living conditions of the Malayan proletariat are the most difficult in the world. Despite the British imperialists’ divide-and-rule policy, the proletariat will surely become aware that they have to struggle for the destruction of the imperialist system. 3 The FEB might have had such an analysis in mind also when it sent an English letter to “Malayan Cds.” on 17 December 1930. 4 The contents of the letter may be summarized as follows: Cruxes are shown first: (1) Armed uprising, general strike or terror should not be the present method. (2) Economic struggle should be given priority. (3) Chinese, Malays and Hindus [Indians] must unitedly fight for emancipation of Malaya with different acute slogans. There exists conflict between the Malay workers and the Chinese or Hindu workers. The Hindus and the Chinese must help the Malays. (4) The MCP must lead the peasantry struggle. (5) Attention must be paid to the 49
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Page 5 and 6: I would also like to thank Professo
Page 7 and 8: List of Tables Table 1 Membership o
Page 9 and 10: Yong contended that the MCP’s ant
Page 11 and 12: While continuing my research at ISE
Page 13 and 14: 13. Nandao zhi Chun (Spring of Sout
Page 15 and 16: document, dated 15 January 1942, si
Page 17 and 18: 1. Establishment of the Nanyang Pro
Page 19 and 20: PC members, Wen Xin Ruo (Вень
Page 21 and 22: The CCP’s instruction was also sa
Page 23 and 24: In May 1930, under the guidance of
Page 25 and 26: (15) Tan Tiu-jeng, alias Tan Jui-se
Page 27 and 28: 6. Changes in the Comintern’s Str
Page 29 and 30: (1) Name of the Party: for several
Page 31 and 32: Presidium (GC). From the Comintern
Page 33 and 34: Notes 1. Nandao zhi Chun (Spring of
Page 35 and 36: 26. US National Archives & Records
Page 37 and 38: January 1931 (Ф. 495 оп.62 д.3)
Page 39 and 40: Soon after this conference [before
Page 41 and 42: Yong wrote that the MCP was founded
Page 43 and 44: imperialist can be driven out and t
Page 45 and 46: With regard to ((3)-(b)), “people
Page 47 and 48: and Indians, participated in a demo
Page 49: entitled “The principal demands o
Page 53 and 54: conditions than the native workers.
Page 55 and 56: The MCP’s resolutions quoted abov
Page 57 and 58: 4. Letter from Wang Yung Hai to the
Page 59 and 60: October 1929. In April 1931, the Co
Page 61 and 62: (4) Wang Yung Hai wrote in December
Page 63 and 64: and workers and peasants’ uprisin
Page 65 and 66: We are expecting, after the above m
Page 67 and 68: they had no connections with the Co
Page 69 and 70: It seemed rather strange that the u
Page 71 and 72: code; it was neither translated nor
Page 73 and 74: Details are below: (1) Socio-econom
Page 75 and 76: vii) Create opposition groups in th
Page 77 and 78: quotation marks] of the CCP and rem
Page 79 and 80: 6. Sophie, op., cit., p.169. This p
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Page 83 and 84: 1932, demonstrations against the Bi
Page 85 and 86: We already have considerable organi
Page 87 and 88: Membership has not changed since si
Page 89 and 90: ecorded the arrest on 22 June 1934
Page 91 and 92: organisations should also participa
Page 93 and 94: Cruxes are shown first: (1) One del
Page 95 and 96: As to MCP’s delegates in Shanghai
Page 97 and 98: Extraordinaire: Lai Teck, Secretary
Page 99 and 100: 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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