1955 Baling Talks

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The 1955 Baling Talks were a pivotal meeting in Malaya between British colonial authorities and communist leader Chin Peng aimed at negotiating an end to the Malayan Emergency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Malayan Emergency
peace negotiation
political meeting
chairperson Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED
chronologyWithinConflict late phase of the Malayan Emergency
context Cold War in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
country Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
date 1955-12-28
describedAs pivotal meeting between Malayan leaders and communist insurgents
endDate 1955-12-29
followedBy continued military operations against communist insurgents
goal negotiate an end to the Malayan Emergency
seek surrender terms for communist insurgents
hasKeyFigure Chin Peng NERFINISHED
David Marshall NERFINISHED
Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Alliance Party government of Malaya NERFINISHED
British colonial authorities NERFINISHED
Chin Peng NERFINISHED
David Marshall NERFINISHED
Malayan Communist Party NERFINISHED
Tan Cheng Lock NERFINISHED
Tunku Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED
language English
Malay
location Baling NERFINISHED
Kedah NERFINISHED
Malaya NERFINISHED
mainSubject Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage reported in Malayan and British press
negotiatingParty Alliance Party government of Malaya NERFINISHED
Malayan Communist Party NERFINISHED
outcome continuation of the Malayan Emergency
no peace agreement reached
partOf peace efforts during the Malayan Emergency
precededBy Alliance Party victory in the 1955 Malayan general election
relatedTo independence of the Federation of Malaya
resultedIn publicly documented exchange between Chin Peng and Tunku Abdul Rahman
significantFor British imperial history
counterinsurgency policy in Malaya
decolonisation of Malaya
history of the Malayan Communist Party
startDate 1955-12-28
topic amnesty terms for communist guerrillas
conditions for laying down arms
recognition of the Malayan Communist Party

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