UMNO AND MALAYA LEFT WING MOVEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200300005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 26, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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UMNO and Malaya Left Wing Movement
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DUST.. 26 December 1946
SUPPLEMENT
On 16 December Date Onn denied that there was any split in
the United Malays" 7 National Organization and refused to 25X1A6a
comment on the future of the Sultans. ( comment:
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claim that the UPR40 is losira cohesion and there are
indications of dissatisfaction in Johore,, Singapore and
Malacca. .
On 14 December, Singapore left wing associations f: r:aled
a "Council of Joint'Action", comprising all communities.
Malaya was represented by the Malay Nationalist Party.
"JA is rejecting the unpublished U.t=-Govern.ment agree-
merit on tie principle that i t. is undemocratic procedure,
and will meet in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December. Its
policy is to oppose the Govern nt 1nominated. committee
whit is to consult the views of non-Malay communities.
CJA is pressing for a round table conference with the
Government and elected representatives of - all coma-unities
startirg from reratch, The ?MN? supports this view..
The three basic principles &re - Inclusion of Sir apore.
in the Federation, fully elected central legislature
and equal citizenship rights. CJA fears that the broad
outlines of the present agreement are fixed and un-
'?.hangssabl.e and will produce a split asr_ onq the various
communities,,
If the agreement is unacceptable to CJA, the Government
may well, re;ec: CJA as originating outside the Union
tin Singapore) and therefore interfering in Malaya
Union internal affairs. The Government agreement IS
t rc, be published on 24 Dbcember. Document No. Oaf
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