Folio No: HSL.020 Folio Title: Director of Operations’ Committee: amnesty Content Description: Minutes of the Director of Operations' committee meetings Aug. - Dec. 1954, re: the Emergency, security arrangements, amnesty 1955, the Baling talks with .

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Record of a meeting with the Chief Minister (Tunku Abdul Rahman), acting Commissioner of Police and HSL.20.001 10/12/1955 Digitized Open Principal Staff Officer at the Chief Minister's house, re: talks with Chin Peng in Baling. (20.1/1 - 2)

Decisions taken at a meeting of the Amnesty Working Party on 26/11/1955, re: administrative arrangements HSL.20.002 29/11/1955 Digitized Open for the meeting between the Chief Minister and Chin Peng. (20.2/1 - 7)

Report on points raised by Chen Tian at three preliminary meetings on talks with Chin Peng, re: ceasefire area and arrangements; food supply for Chin HSL.20.003 17/10/1955 Digitized Open Peng's bodyguard; civil arrests; composition of Chin Peng's party; location of meeting between Chin Peng and Chief Minister. (20.3/1 - 4)

Notes on the third meeting between Chen Tian (Chin HSL.20.004 20/11/1955 Tian) and Too Joon Hing at Klian Intan, re: message Digitized Open from Chin Peng. (20.4/1 - 2)

Notes on Amnesty Working Party meeting on talks with Chin Peng, re: ceasefire area, withdrawal of security HSL.20.005 26/10/1955 Digitized Open forces, composition of Chin Peng's party, date of meeting with Chin Peng - after 09/12/1955.

Copy of letter from Director of Operations Lieut-Gen Sir Geoffrey Bourne to Tunku Abdul Rahman, re: tips on HSL.20.006 21/10/1955 Digitized Open how to deal with the communists with reference to Tunku's meeting with Chin Peng. (20.6/1 - 2)

Agenda for the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.007 24/9/1955 meeting 17/55 on 26/09/1955 with Appendix A Digitized Open attached:

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Appendix A: paper on the future development of the HSL.20.007a 24/9/1955 amnesty, prepared by the Director of Operations' staff. Digitized Open (20.7a/1 - 4)

Note from the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.008 22/9/1955 secretary, with Appendix B (on disposal of AMSEP) to Digitized Open the agenda for committee meeting 17/55, attached:

Appendix B: paper on measures to be taken for HSL.20.008a 22/9/1955 reception, investigation and disposal of AMSEP (CTs Digitized Open who surrender under the amnesty. (20.8a/1 - 6)

Cover note from the Director of Operations' staff, HSL.20.009 17/9/1955 enclosing paper on AMSEP which would be discussed at Digitized Open the working party meeting on 21/09/1955:

First draft of paper on disposal of AMSEP, prepared by HSL.20.009a 17/9/1955 Digitized Open Combined Emergency Planning Staff. (20.9/1 - 5)

Letter from the Director of Operations staff Major-Gen HSL.20.010 29/8/1955 ES Lindsay, enclosing papers to be tabled at Director of Digitized Open Operations' committee meeting on 29/08/1955:

Draft of amnesty terms to be signed by Lt Gen GK HSL.20.010a 29/8/1955 Bourne, Director of Operations on behalf of the High Digitized Open Commissioner of the .

Draft "A" of terms of amnesty and supplement to draft "A" which gave three versions for one term in the amnesty for the committee to consider: Version (a): HSL.20.010b Undated "will be detained and investigated by the authorities"; Digitized Open Version (b) will be investigated by the authorities; and Version (c) will be looked after and investigated by the authorities.

Draft "B": message to the people from the Chief HSL.20.010c 29/8/1955 Digitized Open Minister, re: the amnesty.

Draft of message to the people from the Chief Minister HSL.20.010d Undated Digitized Open concerning the amnesty. (20.10d/1 - 2)

Draft of public announcement on declaration of HSL.20.010e 29/8/1955 Digitized Open amnesty. (20.10e/1 - 2)

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Anti-communist statement issued by the Malayan Anti- HSL.20.011 23/10/1955 Digitized Open communist Youth Organisation.

Statement issued by the Malayan Anti-Communist HSL.20.012 26/10/1955 Organisation in protest against statement by one MCP Digitized Open leader Ng Heng.

Letter, post-marked Kuala Lipis and addressed to the HSL.20.013 5/8/1955 Chinese Assembly Hall in Chinese, re: anti-communists Digitized Open statement.

Final part of the minutes of the Director of Operations' HSL.20.014 25/7/1955 committee meeting 13/55, re: discussion on declaration Digitized Open of amnesty and amnesty terms. (20.14/1 - 4)

Appendix C: paper on the government's proposed HSL.20.015 18/7/1955 amnesty offer to agenda for Director of Operations' Digitized Open committee meeting 12/55. (20.15/1 - 6)

Part of the minutes of the Director of Operations' committee meeting 12/55, re: discussion on HSL.20.016 18/7/1955 Digitized Open administrative arrangements for the amnesty and terms of amnesty (20.16/1 - 3).

Copy of the declaration and terms of amnesty, signed HSL.20.017 1/8/1955 by Lt-Gen Geoffrey Bourne on behalf of the High Digitized Open Commissioner, Federation of Malaya.

Final part of the minutes of the Director of Operations' committee meeting 11/55, re: arrangements for HSL.20.018 4/7/1955 Digitized Open declaration of amnesty and terms of amnesty. (20.18/1 - 6)

Agenda papers for the Director of Operations' committee meeting 11/55 relating to the amnesty: HSL.20.019 Undated Background information on the proposed offer; draft of Digitized Open terms of amnesty; Commentary (to whom the offer was directed); draft of public announcement. (20.19/1 - 9)

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Cover note from the Director of Operations' staff to the Attorney-General, Secretary for Defence, Member for Posts and Telecommunications, Commissioner of Police, HSL.20.020 24/6/1955 Digitized Open HSL, Tunku Abdul Rahman and the Member for Works, enclosing agenda paper for the surrender and amnesty terms sub-committee meeting on 27/06/1955:

Draft terms of a possible amnesty offer and statement HSL.20.020a 24/6/1955 Digitized Open to the public. (20.20a/1 - 8)

Government statement on an offer by the Malayan HSL.20.021 24/6/1955 Communist Party of negotiations to end the Emergency Digitized Open - June 1955. (20.21/1 - 2)

English translation of a statement by a representative of the Malayan Racial Liberation Army Supreme Command HSL.20.022 1/5/1955 Digitized Open Hq, Ng Heng. Letter was posted in Haadyai, Thailand, on 07/06/1955. (20.22/1 - 4)

Copy of letter to Director of Operations Lt- Gen Geoffrey Bourne to forward a letter from Ng Heng (or HSL.20.023 17/6/1955 Ng Hing), a representative of the Malayan Racial Digitized Open Liberation Army Supreme Command Hq, that was sent to HSL, care of Chinese Assembly Hall.

Memo to members of the sub-committee of the Director of Operations' Committee on surrender and HSL.20.024 8/6/1955 amnesty terms, with three MCP documents translated Digitized Open into English, which reflected the communists reaction to the proposed amnesty offer, enclosed (20.24/1 - 2):

An editorial in "Let's See" issue no. 15, published in Selangor on 05/02/1955, entitled Rip asunder the dog- HSL.20.024a 26/4/1955 Digitized Open like mouths of political compradors, translated into English by Special Branch officer. (20.24a/1 - 4)

An article in the Vanguard Press, datelined February 1955, entitled Expose the so-called "general amnesty" intrigue. A certain responsible comrade of the Selangor HSL.20.024b 26/4/1955 state committee of the MCP replies to our reporter on Digitized Open the problem regarding the so-called "general amnesty", translated into English by Special Branch officer. (20.24b/1 - 8)

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MCP document entitled The proper recognition of the falsehood of so-called "amnesty" advanced by the HSL.20.024c 16/5/1955 Digitized Open enemy, translated into English by Special Branch officers. (20.24c/1 - 4)

Paper for the sub-committee of the Director of HSL.20.025 28/4/1955 Operations' Committee on surrender and amnesty Digitized Open terms, re: amnesty. (20.25/1 - 7)

Letter to Too Chee Chew from Member for Transport HSL.20.026 16/12/1954 secretary AHS Reid, invitation for Too to a meeting with Digitized Open HSL on 20/12/1954.

Note with information on CC Too, who was described as HSL.20.027 10/12/1954 self-employed and to have "initiative and resource". Digitized Open Formerly with the Information Services but resigned.

Agenda for the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.028 8/12/1954 meeting 41/54 on 13/12/1954. Agenda papers Digitized Open attached:

Paper on central cooking and storage of rice and HSL.20.028a Undated Digitized Open Director of Operations instructions. (20.28a/1 - 6)

Proposal by Negri Sembilan SWEC to enforce central HSL.20.028b Undated cooking and storage of rice as part of Operation Latimer Digitized Open South. (20.28b/1 - 4)

Memo by the Director of Operations' staff on HSL.20.028c Undated Digitized Open Federation Parachute Force. (20.28c/1 - 2)

Memo by the Secretary for Defence for the Director of HSL.20.028d undated Digitized Open Operations' committee meeting 41/54. (20.28d/1 - 5)

Agenda paper for Director of Operations' committee meeting 41/54: the MCP's cultivation and supply system HSL.20.028e 30/11/1954 Digitized Open and state-by-state counter measures by the government. (20.28e/1 - 33)

Minutes of the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.029a 6/12/1954 Digitized Open meeting 41/54 held on 06/12/1954. (20.29/1 - 7)

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Appendix A to minutes of the Director of Operations' committee meeting 41/54, re: draft of regulation E.R. HSL.20.029b Undated (Central cooking and storage of rice) to be inserted in Digitized Open regulation 17 EA of the principal Emergency Regulations.

Minutes of the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.030 30/11/1954 Digitized Open meeting 40/54 held on 29/11/1954. (20.30/1 - 7)

Agenda for the Director of Operations committee HSL.20.031 24/11/1954 meeting 40/54 on 29/11/1954, with appendices A, B, C, Digitized Open and D attached:

Appendix A to agenda for Director of Operations' HSL.20.031a 24/11/1954 committee meeting 40/54, re: rewards in connection Digitized Open with the elimination of CTs. (20.31a/1 - 6)

Appendix B to agenda for Director of Operations committee meeting 40/54: Memo from the Secretary HSL.20.031b 24/11/1954 for Defence, re: construction of emergency roads and Digitized Open airstrips with the aid of Royal Engineers in 1955. (20.31b/1 - 8)

Appendix C to agenda for Director of Operations committee meeting 40/54: Memo from Penang SWEC HSL.20.031c 24/11/1954 on proposal for the construction of a single chain link Digitized Open fence on the eastern border of Bukit Mertajam town. (20.31c/1 - 3)

Appendix D to agenda for Director of Operations committee meeting 40/54: Special Constable releases 1955 with annexure A on estimated strength HSL.20.031d 9/11/1954 Digitized Open fluctuations 1955, and annexure B on approximate strength of Special Constabulary by Groups as at 01/10/1954. (20.31d/1 - 11)

Minutes to Director of Operations' committee meeting HSL.20.032 17/11/1954 Digitized Open 39/54 held on 15/11/1954. (20.32/1 - 7).

Paper for circulation to members of Director of Operations' committee, re: proposed white areas in HSL.20.033 23/11/1954 Digitized Open Dindings and Bagan Datoh in Perak and Sabak Bernam in Selangor (20.33/1 - 3). Attachments:

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Location of proposed white areas in Dindings and Bagan HSL.20.033a Undated Datoh in Perak and Sabak Bernam in Selangor. Digitized Open (20.33a/1 - 2)

Agenda to Director of Operations committee meeting HSL.20.034 9/11/1954 39/54 on 15/11/1954. Appendices A, B, C, D, F, G and H, Digitized Open attached:

Appendix A to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 39/54, re: surrender policy HSL.20.034a 9/11/1954 Digitized Open (publication of names of CTs who would not be accorded normal SEP treatment). (20.34a/1 - 2)

Appendix B to agenda for Director of Operations HSL.20.034b 9/11/1954 committee meeting 39/54: paper on rewards in Digitized Open connection with the elimination of CTs. (20.34b/1 - 6)

Appendix C to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 39/40: Paper on operational plans - HSL.20.034c 9/11/1954 January to June 1955 with table on allotment of security Digitized Open forces to SWECs between January and June 1955. (20.34c/1 - 5)

Appendix D to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 39/40: Memo from the Secretary for Defence, Principal Staff Officer and Commissioner of HSL.20.034d 9/11/1954 Digitized Open Police, re: establishment of superior police officers 1955 with attachments on amendment to para 9 and estimated cost of additional officers. (20.34d/1 - 8)

Appendix F to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 39/54: Memo from the Secretary for Defence, re: tenants' registration with attachments HSL.20.034e 6/11/1954 Digitized Open on tenants registration in towns (summary) and summary of New Villages without tenants registration. (20.34e/1 - 10)

Appendix H to agenda for Director of Operations committee meeting 39/54: Memo by the Secretary for HSL.20.034f 9/11/1954 Digitized Open Defence, re: proposal by the Johore SWEC to install perimeter lighting in Ban Foo New Village, Johore.

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Memo 11/54 by Operational Research Section (Psychological Warfare): A study of surrenders in HSL.20.035 14/7/1954 Digitized Open Malaya during the period January 1949 to June 1954. (20.35/1 - 8)

Commissioner's instruction No. 55: The payment of rewards for helping in the elimination of communist terrorists (CTs) and for the recovery of arms, ammunition and explosives with appendices on the HSL.20.036 2/4/1954 Digitized Open scale of rewards; rewards to be paid for the recovery of arms, ammunition and explosives; and application form for the payment of rewards from the Secret Service funds. (20.36/1 - 9)

Paper for circulation to members of the Director of Operations' committee, re: proposal from the Selangor HSL.20.037 11/11/1954 SWEC to declare white the coastal areas of Kuala Digitized Open Selangor and Klang administrative districts together with part of Kuala Langat. (20.37/1 - 2). Attachment:

Map of Selangor, showing black area and proposed HSL.20.037a 11/11/1954 Digitized Open white areas.

Appendix C to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 31/54: Paper on surrender policy - HSL.20.038 Undated Digitized Open rewards; and Attorney-General's comments. (20.38/1 - 5)

Paper by the Director of Operations' staff, re: proposal HSL.20.039 5/11/1954 to extend Malacca white area and to declare Tampin, Digitized Open Negri Sembilan, white. (20.39/1 - 4). Attachment:

HSL.20.039a 5/11/1954 Map of Malacca. Digitized Open

Agenda for the Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54 on 01/11/1954: Home Guard in 1955; HSL.20.040 27/10/1954 Home Guard Federal Hq Establishment and Control of Digitized Open Finance and Administration; Planters' bodyguard; and Perimeter lighting - additional New Villages.

Minutes of the Director of Operations' committee HSL.20.041 3/11/1954 Digitized Open meeting 38/54 held on 01/11/1954. (20.41/1 - 8)

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Cover letter from Kinta Valley Home Guard, Perak, HSL.20.042 29/10/1954 Digitized Open Force Commander JGH Brett, enclosing:

HSL.20.042a 29/10/1954 Report on the Kinta Valley Home Guard. (20.42a/1 - 7) Digitized Open

Minutes of the Director of Operations' Committee HSL.20.043 20/10/1954 Digitized Open meeting 37/54 held on 18/10/1954. (20.43/1 - 6))

Estimates of $1.4 mil additional cost for Home Guards HSL.20.044 Undated 1955, based on the recommendations made at the Digitized Open Director of Operations' committee meeting 37/54.

Letter from High Commissioner Donald MacGillivray, re: invitation for HSL as well as other Federal Executive Councillors (Tunku Abdul Rahman, Onn bin Ja'afar, VMN Menon and RB Carey) to serve on the Director of HSL.20.045 16/10/1954 Digitized Open Operations' Committee, so they could be more closely associated with the formulation of Emergency measures; and a reply of consent from HSL, dated 18/10/1954. (20.45/1 - 3)

Precis of main conclusions and recommendations on Combined Emergency Planning Staff (CEPS) Paper No. HSL.20.046 6/10/1954 Digitized Open 49 The Home Guard in 1955: Appendix A for Director of Operations' Committee meeting 38/54. (20.46/1 - 2)

Table of contents of papers for the Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54 on the HSL.20.046a 6/10/1954 Digitized Open Combined Emergency Planning Staff (CEPS) Paper No. 49 The Home Guard in 1955. (20.46a/1 - 3)

Summary of recommendations on Combined Emergency Planning Staff Paper No. 49 The Home HSL.20.046b 6/10/1954 Digitized Open Guard in 1955, for Director of Operations' Committee meeting 38/54. (20.46b/1 - 5)

Combined Emergency Planning Staff Paper No. 49, re: role and establishment of the Home Guard in 1955 for HSL.20.046c 6/10/1954 Digitized Open the Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54. (20.46c/1 - 36)

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Appendices A to M to Combined Emergency Planning Staff (CEPS) paper No. 49, re: list of authorities consulted; summary of incidents; defence of the New HSL.20.046d 6/10/1954 Villages; operational section establishment by states Digitized Open and settlements; semi-professional Home Guard; operational sections and utilisation figures in 1954. (20.46d/1 - 16)

Appendix B to Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54, re: Home Guard Federal Hq HSL.20.046e 6/10/1954 Digitized Open establishment and control of finance and administration. (20.46e/1 - 2)

Appendix C to Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54: Paper prepared by the Director of Operations' committee on Planters' bodyguards, and HSL.20.046f 6/10/1954 Digitized Open draft of a letter to the United Planting Association of Malaya, re: government policy on bodyguards for planters. (20.46f/1 - 5)

Appendix D to agenda for Director of Operations' committee meeting 38/54: memo by the Secretary for HSL.20.046g 6/10/1954 Digitized Open Defence on perimeter lighting in additional new villages. (20.46g/1 - 3)

Note from the Director of Operations to all state war HSL.20.047 17/8/1954 executive committees (SWEC), re: operational planning Digitized Open for 1955.

Paper prepared by the Director of Operations, re: HSL.20.048 11/8/1954 Digitized Open Planning directive for 1955. (20.48/1 - 6)

Paper by acting Director of Intelligence GC Madoc, re: HSL.20.049 27/4/1954 intelligence appreciation for operational planning for Digitized Open the 2nd half of 1954. (20.49/1 - 18)

Amendments to paper on intelligence appreciation for HSL.20.049a 17/8/1954 Digitized Open operational planning for 2nd half of 1954. (20.49a/1 - 2)

Paper by the Combined Intelligence Staff on the MCP's HSL.20.050 18/8/1954 Digitized Open jungle base areas. (20.50/1 - 3). Annexures attached:

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Table of contents of annexure to paper on the MCP's jungle base areas: MCP policy and practice with regards HSL.20.050a 18/8/1954 to jungle base areas; favourable and unfavourable Digitized Open factors; the appearance of a jungle base area; government counter-measures and their effect.

Annexure to paper on MCP's jungle base areas: MCP policy and practice with regards to jungle base areas; HSL.20.050b 18/8/1954 favourable and unfavourable factors; the appearance of Digitized Open a jungle base area; government counter-measures and their effect. (20.50b/1)

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