Secret typewritten copy Malaysian intelligence report on 'BURMA: INSURGENT SITUATION'. From the papers of C. A. A. Nicol, Member of a joint FCO/MOD department in Hong Kong.
Author:
[Communist insurgency in Burma; C. A. A. Nicol (1921-2012), OBE, CPM, AMN, Special Branch, Malayan Union Police Force; Royal Malaysian Police; Member of joint FCO/MOD department, Hong Kong, 1970-1975]
Publication details:
[Special Branch, Royal Malaysia Police, Kuala Lumpur.] 'Attachment to JIC(A) (71) (N) 164'. 23 September 1971.
£90.00
SKU: 13015
3pp., 8vo. Two pages of text and a full-page map of Burma. The text begins: 'The insurgents in Burma, some 24,000 strong, are variously motivated by ideology, ethnic aspirations or prospects of profits from smuggling and dacoity.' From the private papers of C. A. A. Nicol, who joined the Malayan Union Police Force in 1950, and served in the Royal Malaysian Police between 1957 and 1967, 'to assist in promoting and consolidating the successful transition to full independence. During this period the Special Branch played a vital role in maintaining peace and security in the country.' Between 1970 and 1975 Nicol was 'Member of a joint FCO/MOD department in Hong Kong.'