Scope and Contents Subjects include the need to win the hearts and minds of local populations to win wars; the system of governance in Malaya; the importance of intelligence; guerrilla leaders having been driven into the jungle by the threat of registration and detention without trial; structure of the guerrilla organisation; control of villages in Malaya [creation of internment camps]; challenges of counter insurgency in the jungle; the creation and use of agents; control of food supplies; employment of...

Scope and Contents Includes an introduction by the British Liaison Officer to the [United States Army Command and General Staff] College, Colonel [Boycott]; and questions and answers (after 1 hour). Subjects of the lecture include independence of Malaya [later part of Malaysia], the spread of communism, numbers of combatants on both sides, the challenges posed by the geography and terrain of Malaya, troops from Commonwealth countries involved in the conflict, the importance of shooting practice for...

Scope and Contents Side 1 contains a rehearsal of a presentation on the Economics of Emerging Nations on subjects including the gap between richer and poorer countries causing resentment and encouraging people to turn to communism; economies of various countries across the world; Malaysia being the richest country in Asia; the need for gradual improvements to the prosperity of poor countries to avoid the “revolutionary situation”; inequality in distribution of wealth inside of countries and the need for social...

Scope and Contents Subjects include mistrust of governments and authorities by local populations in Southeast Asia, family structures and Confucian philosophy, conflict between older and younger generations in Chinese families, lack of local administration leaving space for communism and the need for effective administration as a counter insurgency measure, training of administrators in Malaya to fill the gap left by British administrators, the need for an effective civil service and police force to fight...