How emergency developed by Lawrence CHUNG [10N] https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko en-us 2021-09-30 02:45:53 UTC 2021-10-01 01:28:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Assassination of 3 plantation workers lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780012987
  • Emergency started on June 1948 with the assassination of three European plantation workers on rubber estates near Sungai Siput in Perak

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780012987     Hit and run tactics of MNLA lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780016834
  • Aims were to disrupt the economy and create liberated areas MNLA favored using road and railway ambushes
  • Staging hit and runs on British forces
  • Averaging 17 a month in 1949 to over a 100 by 1950
  • Despite early success 10k strong Malayan federation police force took the brunt of early fighting 

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780016834     Support of Squatters and Min Yuen lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780018814
  • Min Yuen living in squatter communities 
  • Estimated 60k MCP loyalists supplied money, food and intelligence to MCP
  • Further 500k Chinese peasants suspected of helping MCP

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780018814     Briggs plan tactic of moving Min Yuen to new villages lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780021198 The min yuen were able to be monitored so support for MNLA was cut off

    • Move rural populations into new villages where they could be monitored
    • This cut the MNLA off their Min Yuen support
    • Forced MNLA to come to new villages which exposed themselves to ambush
    • Government also provided food healthcare education which raised their morale against MCP
    • 400k civilians would be moved into 400 internment camps costing M$100 million
    ]]>     2021-09-30 02:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780021198     Briggs plan second part lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780022674
  • to expand police and local defense forces
  • Focused on intelligence gathering
  • Permanent residential defense corps were established to protect new villages until army arrived
  • Malayan Federation Police created special branch which focused on gathering intel

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780022674     Operation starvation lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780024405 livestock was killed and chemical pesticides were used to cut off MNLA food

    • Food in new villages rationed to prevent MNLA supply (So min yuen couldn't supply them)
    • Livestock killed and chemical herbicides used against MNLA jungle farms
    • Slowly starved MNLA forces forcing them to retreat into deeper jungle
    ]]>     2021-09-30 02:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780024405     Templer plan of granting citizenship to aliens lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780028055
  • Plan was to keep briggs plan but also pursue political talks whilst escalating military pressure
  • 1952 British admin granted full citizenship to all aliens born in Malaya
  • Gave rights to chinese malays
  • Promised independence to Malaya once conflict was won
  • 1953 the hated Emergency regulation 170 was repeated

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780028055     Heart and mind campaign lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780029862
  • Hearts and mind campaign increased spending on civilian services
  • Result of these policies increased the surrender rate
  • By the end of 1954 only about 3,000 MNLA troops remained
  • Retreated further into deep jungle bases

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780029862     Tunku abdul rahman declared as chief minister lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780030818
  • 1955 first general election held
  • Tunku abdul rahman declared as chief minister
  • Led United Malaya national organisation who formed coalition government with MCA and MIC
  • First policy was to declare amnesty

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780030818     Baling talks lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780031947
  • Baling talks December 1955 saw Rahman demand complete surrender
  • Allowed the inevitable talks to break down between MCP and British gov

    • ]]>     2021-09-30 02:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1780031947     British granting independence lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1782904801
  • Talks broke down 1956 Chin Peng claims demand for peace(if Britain gave independence to Malaya) enabled Rahman to better negotiate with British gov
  • Removed primary rationale of MCP’s independence struggle and remaining MNLA forces began to surrender en masse

    • ]]>     2021-10-01 01:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1782904801     Surrendering and ending of emergency lawrencechung1 https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1782906430
  • April 1957 Hor Lung MPLA commander of southern operations bribed to surrender
  • By July 60% of Malaya considered free of MNLA influence 
  • 1958 around 1k fighters remained in Malaya
  • Refusing to surrender around 500 remaining MNLA forces fled to Southern Thailand 1960
  • Emergency declared over 31st July
  • Chin Peng flee to PRC
  • Final peace treaty between MCP and Malaysia signed 1989

    • ]]>     2021-10-01 01:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lawrencechung1/o3mpnepwflt207ko/wish/1782906430