The Union of Malaysia has seen stark socioeconomic issues throughout the decades under British colonial rule and exacerbated by the Japanese invasion of Malaysia during the Second World War. During the occupation, thousands of Malaysian communists waged an insurgency against the Japanese Empire who were covertly supported by the SIS and OSS during the war which earned the Malaysian Communist Party a great number of experienced veterans loyal to the communist cause. With the end of the war, the MCP willingly laid down their arms to the British authorities, nevertheless, a significant portion of the MCP refused to lay down their arms and became dormant cells preparing for what they believed to be the next confrontation against imperialist occupation. Despite the myriad of political reforms conducted by the British colonial administration, moving toward the establishment of regional autonomy, a federal constitution, and recognition of minority rights within Malaysia, the large disparity between the rural peasantry, poverty, and destitution of most Malaysians exacerbated by the British colonial authority which demanded more resources to export back to Britain in order to pay more debts.

In Late October, members of the reformed Malayan National Liberation Army led by veteran anti fascist trade unionist Chin Peng, launched several attacks against Malaysian tin mines and plantations raiding and looting them and redistributing the resources to the locals which earned them the respect and support of rural peasants in Northern Malaya. Since the victory of the People’s Republic of China in that same year in the Chinese Civil War, many Chinese indentured workers, frustrated with their socio economic position and inspired by the Revolution in China, joined the revolt with the MNLA. While the political reforms improving the rights of ethnic Chinese citizens have helped a portion of Chinese that would otherwise have joined the MNLA in the cities, the countryside has still seen great defection rates. The Min Yuen, also known as the People’s Movement, became the MNLA’s key civilian organization, supplying with hundreds of informants and spies working with the MNLA and providing critical intelligence to the MNLA to launch effective skirmishes against the Malaysian authorities. By mid 1950, the situation in Northern Malaysia has been deemed critical as multiple mines and plantations fell victim to the MNLA and the economic impact of the revolt now made its way to London. A decision was thus made to declare an emergency in Malaysia and ensue the deployment of military assets to Malaysia to supress the communist uprising and restore order in the wayward colony.

Militancy changed from Organizing Paramilitaries to Armed Resistance

The MCP-MNLA is now activated, Sporadic military engagements will begin.

15% Militancy

-20% Consciousness and 15% Compliance due to previous Malaysian political reforms

Metropolitan Response changed from None to Curfew

-$80,000,000 in economic damages to Malaysia

Small reduction in tin and rubber exports to Britain.

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