The MNLA began a guerrilla campaign, targeting mainly the  tin mines and rubber plantations The guerrilla campaign lasted until 1960 when a ceasefire was established.

But it did not finally end until the signing of the Peace Treaty between the communists and the Government of Malaya in December 1989.

SOEs involvement

After the War had ended and the Japanese had surrendered, the MPAJA were disbanded in December, 1945 and officially it should have turned all of its weapons in to the British Military Administration.  However, many weapons were not returned, but were stashed for possible future use.

The Malay emergency as it was called lasted Ten years, and was fought by the very Chinese and Malay communist guerrillas the SOE had trained and equipped  during World War II at STS 101 Tanjong Balia.

Throughout all this, two of SOEs trainers from STS101 Davis and Broom were advisors to the Malay and British government coordinating there various strategies aimed at defeating the communist threat.

Latest news item

The Malaysian Government has rejected a request by the former leader of the country's communist guerrillas to return to his homeland Chin Peng,  79-year-old former guerrilla was still linked to a banned organisation with a history of perpetrating terrorism in the country.

BBC news. Monday, 29 September 2003, 09:57 GMT UK.
Chin Ping BBC news

Researches done by myself and files in the TNA.
AIR 23/8739, AIR 23/8743,  J P Morton KV 4/408 a report by the head of the Emergency Information Services in Malaya, Hugh Carleton Green, covering the period September 1950 to September 1951, WO 291/1716 /1725 /1726. Photos INF 10/211/11,INF 10/211/12.

A BBC documentary in the Timewatch series "Arms and the Dragon" has been produced.