CHINESE ATTITUDE TOWARD BRITISH POLICIES IN MALAYA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700490002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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aUEJEC~' Ch:ea? ~tt~.turle T'~d Br3.tish Policies 1n ~.l.r~,
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2~h~.s ~forr~t~.o~a r~f'le~atas soaarre eg ~ on the general attitu~3e of the
C?~iaa,+~se in ~,~.a~a tom Br3.ti.sh po7.~.c~o ohs ~.. ~svlt aat obsea~aleloxas
a. frozaa coxiva~rsat~.Qx~ 'a+rifh Ch~.x~se ethich tco3~ place ovr~r a period of ~?~.
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~~ ~ h? Ch~..~se ire ~~l~ra feed. that they a~ cox-tr3~aaat aboot sang paroent
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of the des used in runr~i.E]~ the ~
ederaS~,~.on t~o~r~x ate. that the P~~ dc~x~
a~og~e i~han a~ othe.r r?atioa~Llt~r 3.n laga~ avert; ~~~cl~~ the Briwish~ t.rd
3~~_ldin~; a.~s ~ta~.sys. o s acon.c str~ih0 D~sp~1.i a th:I.s ~ the tin na3.nes axed
~a~~~aer baas~xEe~ssrs owned b~ C'~,nese a~ x~~ ~;~rtt3rag the g~atrsrt~aezzt prcxTaeot:Con
~'~tioh is givaxt to those owed bit Ecaropesa~o TT' tae Chinese buaif~ssxaat~ is
not protecter3 ~ thr~ gov~crr~er~~ ?aa t ~aithc~2~ ol.taae him business or i~3''
eactos~~io,,s~a a~on~' to th~a tarrc~.sta o ~
~:n 191 the ~':~.agan Chinese mere givexa ~ oppartuxa3.t~r to heap the Ba~~.t~h
~~~ht tkz? Japanes? axnt~.1 ~.t toss late for th?~ to t~~a axe ef~'ec ;~~
o~pos3.tia~aa T'he~ did Yec~revor~ fi~a~ axad. "eel ? that the are tie dnl~ raoe
~.~~ ~laa to do so? the Bx?~tish ~+s~a~~ the volute~tr~er Ch3~so s~*ldiers
co~cpensatit-n e~azal to that pa~.d the Bx~iti.~h soldiars ? Pd~ of the~t
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~' Brit~h leaders ~apposecl the Japa,~ese a.],T. du~?~,x~; tha ~r area ish~n the
- .British rattar3 tl~e~ ts:~pected reco~~.t3.on and. T?tt3.~. far the period
t~hx=cau~. ~h~.ch the i?oaagh~a- T~temd the mere offer?ed u~~ par man and to
z~eoeive :i.t each tarn had to taa~~?n ~.n h~,s r....~'le,~
Q the Chin?se deplore the B~.$ish treats~sr~t of thc~ sc~uattex~ popr,~atis~n~
~~ost of the ssguatters are hQT,ping th? terroz?~.sts .~'ra~ their Eger aaabs~.st~
once at gaan poiiat mx~ not bacatzso thy- ~h too `the Br3.tish po1i o.~
depo~itig s~,uatter-s ixA ~vh~aT.esa~a lots ~3.th,o~zt daze pracess of 3a~ ias h~t3.r~
~~ :~nvicent Chinese aaadi 3s s3,~.e~t:~ ffise~r ot~zer~i se px~o-Br~,t~.sh Chiaasse
to tha t?r~~~3.~rt$s advantago,~
~~ `.~h~ Ch~.nesa be~.~.eve t?~.t Britl.sh i~po res trict~.oxzs :~ n ~.~~ veep the
c?st of 3.fivin~ h~.gho I,~ pracee~ ~apanesr~ saw ~r~er~.can goods a??e rsstr~.cted~
nog, to profs~ct local ind~tr~.es~ bait to save gold dcs9~ars iah ga Vo tha
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~:~,~$ io, I'~ost of the ax?~ pea.aa~xt Chineac~,~ though rt~~ off' theme are
:A~ born Chineac~ ~vho Wised tho s1;~.b~.l~.sia~ i~3.u~n~ o~ ed.ucat~.on ate.
oi? Ch~.n?~ae loo I3.fe dizriz~; the e~rs-~a ~~'h?Y are .Ei~'rat3.ng becauso they resent
this ~Sre~'ex?ertt~.a~. t~aicant accorded ~r~.tish sv~.diers+ as corxtx~a.sted to that
;~~soe~.~red by tie Chirtese~ a.t~ beoaltB?3 thy' resSnt the ~r~.tiah a~ ~'edex~.tion
_po:~ic~.es of d~.scx:if-~.an agai~t Chineseo Isx adc~3.t~.on theme a~ those
~~ha.~ thv t~ac~ m~.~at ur.~~.terab"1~ opposed. to the ~r.3.t~.sh~ a~ not f~.Vi~
~'or that re~.aon but b~cauae their ha ae been fo~r~~ ~~o,at the pol.x4t o~ a duo
~o fore t:~ae ~ the Ctai~~ese d.aa~..~?ed one l~ and ordex to erble theme to run
.~,~i~ir ht~~:~sae~ artd to 1.eat~ peac~fu.I 1.~.~ao '~'hat~ baaic~.z~y~ i.s t~.xat ~;Ia
~iah .for foo The ~x'~.t3ah po~-~' o~ ci3.acr3.~ition gGa~t t'h~ .Chinea~
~.o t~xe ad.xxt~.~~ o.~ thy:: .lay. 3a aaJ~ni~ tia:~ Ch~.a~sQ politioall~?~
~?a~sga:~te etiAag diffar~~~~cea~ the 11~.I~iyara Gh3xs~ae would bEZCO~ xrecoz~31.
??'=o T3x?3:~~.ah ru] ~ i~ the ~r3.t3s~~. ~vou3~ ~i~ equal opportuLn3~ to ~.la the
~~~~~ciled raco~a in z~l~~ya. r~a~~.eas of color or o~ aaatiol. or:~~3.nn
~L ~~~cs~~ ? ~,ccaa'~i3,.~~~ tQ td~e Iii. Com~f.aaiox~sr of the Federa.~.ion o~
I~~Ia~ fir hc~n Cr~}r~ the t~arror~.stg col.lectod agpx~o~t~~y- ~5~~C7L~
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Count fl The I+~.I~~?,~ Chi Hasa are credit~.~ .layan ~%hi~ae Sri ~nera~.
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the dep~.ore the tessd~~+.oy ~~x ao~e ~r:iti?~h and ?~l~,~ra to attr~.but~ tea a~.~,
1',~.yan Chi~ae the trs:.xas~~s:~iozts of ~e &~a~~an. Ch~.nea~t Cdr.iat,~a
~oxre~m The ~.I~~n C~r~.neaa 1:t9 b t+~1 to discounts t?xo ilua
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