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CHAPTER IV THE MCP AND THE COMINTERN IN 1931 1. Correspondence of the Anglo-American Secretariat (AAS) of the Comintern in early 1931 (1) Report in English from the MCP to the AAS, dated 2 January 1931 During this period, the British Communist Party was also placed in charge of the Communist Parties of its colonial territories. That was why the MCP sent reports to the Anglo-American Secretariat as well. Below is a summary of the contents of the report: Cruxes are shown first: (1) The MCP is still weak. Lack of contact with the Malays and Indians. (2) Such radical strategy as general strike, armed insurrection and worker-peasant dictatorship is necessary. (3) Printing facilities should be improved. (4) Cadres of labour movement should be nurtured. Details are below: Malay (sic) is the key, economically and strategically, for Britain. It has no freedom, no political right. (1) The MCP: The 2nd CC Conference found out many weak points. Even among the elder members of local committee, none has organisational capacity. Although seamen in Johore had a big spontaneous struggle, the party was at the tail end. The strike was defeated. The Committee has no plan to come in contact with the natives, other than regular conversation and politeness. (2) Miserable conditions of masses make them sympathetic to revolution in China and India. The MCP cannot satisfy them. (3) General strike, toiling class armed insurrection, and worker and peasant dictature (sic). The petty bourgeois theorist (we have such elements in the party) says; General strike is just, but the other two are not. Our answer is; Although Malay (sic) is in its first step of democratic revolution, it meets with Soviet revolution in China 60
and workers and peasants’ uprising in India. Malayan people cannot be separated from these two countries. 3 years ago, was there not an armed revolt peasants in Trengganu? We need only to explain to them the scientific sense of insurrection. (4) Each local committee needs [to] spend about $ 20 a month and one or two comrades to make the printing material. Each local committee needs to organise the Rayon press. The CC has bought a tin press for propaganda. The Malay and Hindus comrades’ education is still too infantine in the press. (5) Seamen, rubber and tin-mine are the main industries. We have no experienced comrades for the labour movement. The thing they can do is “to sing some rev. song” [“ ” is original]. We plan to choose some worker comrades to discuss and decide a working programme. (6) In Siam, during last year, all responsible cds. were arrested. They write either the MCP or the CCP send to help them. We cannot answer them directly, because the totality of cds. being arrested must be examined. The Burma party also asks us to send some able cds. 1 Comparing this with the FEB’s letter dated 17 December 1930 (see Chapter III), it is apparent that the MCP was not aware that the FEB had instructed them not to resort to armed uprising and general strike. This letter might not have reached the MCP before 2 January 1931. Was it seized and retained by the SB for a certain period or just forfeited for good? (2) Russian-language letter dated 1 February 1931 The Provisional CC of the CCP[?] (ВЦ.К. ККП). [This might be the recipient]. The Politcommisar (политкомиссия) investigated the problems of the communist organisation of Malay States. Decided to propose to approve this organisation as its one sector at the nearest Congress of the Comintern. Until then, the CC of the CCP should supervise it. At that time, the FEB should directly contact the communist organisation of Malay States. The ES will prepare detailed letters to it. 2 (3) Proposal of the Eastern Secretariat on the Malayan problem (written in German, dated 1 February 1931) With respect to the recent report from Malaya, we propose as follows: 61
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List of Tables Table 1 Membership o
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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
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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 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
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: (4) Wang Yung Hai wrote in December
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
Page 101 and 102: was founded in early 1928, 11 the M
Page 103 and 104: (2) Shanghai Municipal Police Files
Page 105 and 106: The most important decision taken a
Page 107 and 108: workers were mobilized, the Chinese
Page 109 and 110: to “cooperate with Britain”. Th
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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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