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4809/HPWS/182, Expansion
of the White Areas.
(Illustration courtesy of
Norman Doctor)
As the British cleared an
area of terrorists they declared it a "White Area." These white areas received
special privileges such as increased permission for movement and shortened
hours of curfew. In this leaflet the British are pointing out to the terrorists
how they are gradually losing control of the peninsula.
The British used strict
curfews and tight control of food supplies to force compliance from rebellious
areas and flush out guerillas. Crops grown by the Communists in response
to these measures were sprayed with herbicide. These restrictions would
be lifted on the White Areas which had been found to be free of Communist
incursion, yet another incentive for the population to turn in the rebels.
The title of the leaflet is:
FEDERATION OF MALAYA "WHITE
AREA" YEARLY GRADUAL EXPANSION DIAGRAM
The four maps show a gradual
expansion of the white area. Each Malayan state is listed on the leaflet
and it gives the date above each map:
31 December 1954
31 December 1955
31 December 1956
31 December 1957
Boxes at the bottom of the
map show the white and black colors and the explanation:
White Area, Area that is
not declared White Area, Border line of White area, Country Border Line,
and State Border Line.
The back of the leaflet is
all text:
FACTS ARE THE BEST EVIDENCE!
The Malayan Communist Party's
attack forces were once really strong, but now: The Total MCP membership
is not even 1,700! At the same time, more than 2,000 people have turned
over a new leaf. Since the independence of Malaya, more than 130
MCP members left the jungle to accept the lenient amnesty offer, and the
validity period of this amnesty offer has been extended until 30 April
1958. There were more than 6,500 Communist fighters killed. In addition,
there were more than 1,200 Communists captured alive. The vicious influence
of the MCP was present to all the people everywhere in Malaya at one time,
but now: The MCP at various places in Malaya has continuously retreated
in defeat! Please refer to the map on the back! As you can see from the
map, the "White Areas" have continuously expanded at various places in
Malaya over the past four years. Within these "White Areas," the MCP attack
forces have been eliminated, plus these "White Areas" are still being expanded
until the whole Federation of Malaya becomes a "White Area." Please look
at the following facts: Within the territory of the Federation, 48 areas
have been declared as "White Areas."
The area of the "White Area",
is equal to 28,840 square miles.
The population of the "White
Areas" is 3.5 million people.
There are more places that
are about to become "White Areas."
MCP has lost the purpose
to battle
The Federal Prime Minister
announced on 8 December 1957:
"The government believes
that unless Chin Peng willingly surrenders, it is impossible to reach an
agreement. Thus, there will be no dialogue."
The Acting Federal Prime
Minister and National Security Minister announced on 28 December 1957:
"The Federal Prime Minister
Tunku Abdul Rahman ordered me to tell everyone that in the opinion of the
Federal Government of Malaya, Chin Peng has already lost all his importance,
and the government will no longer consider him as anyone of importance
and will not contact him in any way."
After 1958, what hope does
the MCP have?
The Peace talks are already
hopeless.
There is no hope that an
attempt to use dialogue will solve the crisis.
There is only death under
the attack of the people-supported Peace Keeping Forces.
THE ONLY ROAD TO SURVIVAL
IS TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF THE JUNGLE, AND COME OUT TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF |
