Baling Talks (unsuccessful negotiations)

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Baling Talks were 1955 negotiations in Malaya between the British-backed government and communist insurgent leader Chin Peng that failed to end the Malayan Emergency.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf event in 1955
peace negotiation
political negotiation
armedConflictContext communist insurgency in Malaya
associatedWith Cold War in Southeast Asia
decolonization of Malaya
chairperson Tunku Abdul Rahman
colonialPowerInvolved United Kingdom
conflict Malayan Emergency
country Federation of Malaya
date 1955-12-28
demandByCommunists amnesty for communist fighters
legalization of Malayan Communist Party
demandByGovernment unconditional surrender of communist insurgents
endDate 1955-12-29
followedBy continued counterinsurgency operations in Malaya
governmentSide Alliance Party government of Malaya
hasEffectOn subsequent Malayan government policy toward communists
hasMainSubject Chin Peng
Tunku Abdul Rahman
historicalSignificance highlighted irreconcilable positions of Malayan government and Malayan Communist Party
major attempt to end Malayan Emergency through negotiation
insurgentSide Malayan Communist Party
languageUsed English
Malay
legacy often cited in Malaysian political history as example of failed peace talks
location Baling
Kedah
Malaya
mediaCoverage widely reported in Malayan and British press
organizedBy Alliance Party government of Malaya
participant Alliance Party government of Malaya
British colonial authorities
Chin Peng
David Marshall
Malayan Communist Party
Tunku Abdul Rahman
partOf Malayan Emergency
purpose to negotiate end to communist insurgency in Malaya
to seek surrender terms for Malayan Communist Party
region Southeast Asia
relatedEvent independence negotiations of Malaya
result continuation of Malayan Emergency
failure to reach peace agreement
startDate 1955-12-28
status unsuccessful negotiations
timePeriod 1950s

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Malayan Emergency
peaceAgreement

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