The Malayan special branch on the Malayan-Thai frontier during the Malayan emergency (1948-60)

The Malayan Special Branch was the main intelligence agency of the Malayan government during the Malayan Emergency of 1948-60. It was a critical determinant in the government's efforts to defeat the determined attempts of the Malayan Communist Party (CPM) and its guerrilla army, the Malayan Nat...

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Published in:Intelligence and national security 2006-02, Vol.21 (1), p.77-99
Main Author: Comber, Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed conflict
Cold War
Communism
Communists
Conflicts
Espionage
Guerrillas
Insurrection
Intelligence gathering
Intelligence services
International relations
National security
Paramilitary groups
Southeast Asia
Thailand
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Summary:The Malayan Special Branch was the main intelligence agency of the Malayan government during the Malayan Emergency of 1948-60. It was a critical determinant in the government's efforts to defeat the determined attempts of the Malayan Communist Party (CPM) and its guerrilla army, the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), to overthrow the Malayan government and establish a Socialist People's Republic of Malaya. This paper examines the counterinsurgency operations carried out by the Malayan Special Branch in southern Thailand as part of the Emergency, and the establishment of a Special Branch Border Section in Penang and a joint regional Malayan-Thai Special Branch office in Songkhla, southern Thailand, to coordinate intelligence operations against the communist insurgents.
ISSN:0268-4527
1743-9019
DOI:10.1080/02684520600568352