Copies of two typewritten intelligence documents by Special Branch, Malayan Union Police Force, both headed 'EMERGENCY BRIEF', describing operations against the CTO [Communist Terrorist Organisation] in Malaya [Malaysia]. With manuscript additions.

The documents are numbered 1 and 2. Both very good, on lightly-aged paper. Document 1: 2pp., foolscap 8vo. Headings read: 'Calcutta Conference - March 1947', 'Start of Emergency - 20 Jun 48', 'Advantages to CTO', 'Results', 'Government wresting the advantage from the CTO', 'Success against CTO' and 'Conclusion - Operation Bamboo'. Dates and figures have been added over the two pages, on subjects including Operation Parchment, Operation Chieftain, Operation Shark, Operation Bintang and Operation Ginger. Section 4b (in 'Results') reads (with pencil additions in square brackets): '[Incidents] (b) Burning of SIMPANG DUA, SITIAWAN in [early 1949] - attack on KEA FARM, CAMERON HIGHLANDS in [1955] - murders of "wooden horse" hero and 12 others at TANJONG MALIM in [1952] - killing of Sir HENRY GURNEY in [1951] The imposition of a fine of $50,000 on PUSING town for its uncooperativeness towards Government. The almost annihilation of a platoon of Malay Regiment at ULU SEMUR in KELANTAN in [1951]'. Document 2: 3pp., foolscap 8vo. In 13 numbered sections, and beginning: '1. We now know that in FEB 48 at the CALCUTTA Conference a decision was made to resort to armed uprising to capture Government. | 2. The Emergency started in MALAYA with a series of atrocities. In SUNGEI SIPUT NORTH District rubber planters were murdered. In addition the C.T. went in for wanton destruction by fire and explosives of facilities necessary to the economic life of the country. They burnt Chinese lorries, smoke houses, damaged water supplies, slashed rubber trees, cut telephone lines, derailed trains, etc.' 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.'