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code; it w<strong>as</strong> nei<strong>the</strong>r translated nor recorded <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> CID files.). That P.O. Box belonged to<br />
Noulens, 16 mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>tercepted letter <strong>the</strong> one that Ducroux sent to <strong>the</strong> FEB. Gordon’s<br />
(Ducroux’s) letter is summarized below:<br />
Cruxes are shown first: (1) Work is smooth, collaborators are reliable, yet a more experienced<br />
person is needed <strong>as</strong> his successor. (2) Study<strong>in</strong>g to re<strong>in</strong>force <strong>the</strong> work among <strong>Malayan</strong> (Malay) and<br />
Indian workers.<br />
Details are below:<br />
Work <strong>in</strong> this place h<strong>as</strong> just started and is expected to develop smoothly. I am satisfied with my<br />
collaborators. <strong>The</strong>y are honest and devoted. But it is more desirable if an experienced person, who<br />
can receive various directives after my departure, can be found. This work is very important and<br />
demands many capabilities and responsibilities. Ple<strong>as</strong>e explore this question and overcome <strong>the</strong><br />
difficulty of personal disposition. It is important to receive a reliable person here <strong>in</strong> a few months.<br />
Travelers can be sent soon. But <strong>the</strong>re are many difficulties such <strong>as</strong> freight, shipp<strong>in</strong>g documents and<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>experience of <strong>the</strong> personnel. I feel happy because, due to my social position, I could send a<br />
telegraph. Everyth<strong>in</strong>g is ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> an orderly manner now.<br />
We are currently study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g questions:<br />
(1) Re<strong>in</strong>forcement of <strong>the</strong> work among <strong>Malayan</strong> (sic) and Indian workers. Creation of a<br />
special commission for this purpose.<br />
(2) Fe<strong>as</strong>ibility of send<strong>in</strong>g a comrade to Rangoon.<br />
(3) Two members of <strong>the</strong> Secretariat were sent <strong>the</strong>re to receive travelers. 17<br />
This letter conta<strong>in</strong>s a table which shows <strong>the</strong> number of Ch<strong>in</strong>ese members <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> communist<br />
organizations of Malay Pen<strong>in</strong>sula <strong>as</strong> at May 1931 (Table 4). Here, <strong>the</strong> author noted that <strong>the</strong> CC of<br />
<strong>the</strong> MCP consisted of 10 Ch<strong>in</strong>ese and one Malay. <strong>The</strong> Secretariat had three members, all Ch<strong>in</strong>ese.<br />
In “Malaya Command Intelligence Summary 1931”, C. F. Yong provided <strong>the</strong>se membership<br />
figures of <strong>the</strong> MCP and its organizations: 500 for MCP, 640 for <strong>Communist</strong> Youth, 8,000 for<br />
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