The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

vii) Create opposition groups in the reformist unions and win over the best
elements in the Labour Contract System Unions, Sarekat, Malaya, Anjuran,
Islam, etc. unions.
viii) Establish TU democracy, continually train and develop new proletarian
cadres and strengthen the TU press.
ix) Develop and maintain the closest contact with the rev. TU mov. in the Far
East, esp., Indonesia, India and China.
x) Mobilise the proletariat to support the Indian and Chinese revolution and
defend the Soviet Union.
xi) Unions must have a much wider base than the Party. Even the most
backward sections of the workers who are willing to fight for their economic
interests can be raised their political consciousness.
Fundamental slogans of the anti-imperialist agrarian revolution
i) Overthrow of British Imperialism and power of the Sultans. Complete
National Independence of the Malay States.
ii) Establish a Federated Workers and Peasants Soviet Republic of Malaya. Full
right of all national Minorities to self-determination, even to separation.
iii) Confiscation and nationalisation of all British Imperialists’ assets.
iv) Confiscation of compensation of all landed assets of landlords (native as well
as imperialist) and transfer them for the use of toiling peasants and
agricultural labourers, immigrant as well as native. Abolition of all debts and
taxes of the peasants and agricultural laborers. Abolition of indenture
contract and forced labour.
v) Eight hour day. General increase in wages. Equal rights for all workers.
vi) Against Imperialist war. Defend the Soviet Union and Chinese and Indian
revolution. International working class solidarity. 21
The above instructions were quite similar to the Ten Big Demands adopted at the Third Congress
of the NPC (Inaugural Congress of the MCP) in May 1930. While the right to freedom of assembly,
etc., was not mentioned, the abolition of indenture contracts, and the defense of the Chinese and
Indian revolutions were raised.
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