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The Thai-Malaysian-CPM joint communique

2 December 1989
  


   In view of the recently publicity given to Chin Peng's application to court to seek the government's compliance with the peace treaty of 1989  we publish the joint communique issued after the signing of the peace treaty in 1989


JOINT COMMUNIQUE

BY

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND, THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA, THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND, THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA, CONSISTENT WITH THEIR COMMON DESIRE FOR RECONCILIATION AND PEACE, HAVE REACHED TWO MUTUAL AGREEMENTS, ONE BETWEEN THE INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS COMMAND, REGION 4 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA AND THE OTHER BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA TO TERMINATE ALL ARMED ACTIVITIES AND BRING PEACE TO THE ENTIRE THAI-MALAYSIAN BORDER REGION AND MALAYSIA.

2    FORMER MEMBERS OF THE DISBANDED ARMED UNITS LED BY THE
COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA HAVE GIVEN THEIR PLEDGE TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA TO RESPECT THE LAWS OF THESE TWO COUNTRIES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE. THAILAND AND MALAYSIA WILL PROVIDE FAIR TREATMENT TO THESE MEMBERS. THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA WILL IN DUE COURSE ALLOW FORMER MEMBERS OF THE DISBANDED ARMED UNITS LED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA WHO ARE MALAYSIAN CITIZENS OR WHO HAVE BECOME MALAYSIAN CITIZENS TO FREELY PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF MALAYSIA.
3    ALL   THREE   PARTIES   RECOGNISE   THAT   THIS    HONOURABLE SETTLEMENT WILL BRING PROSPERITY, STABILITY AND SECURITY TO THE THAI-MALAYSIAN BORDER REGION AND MALAYSIA.

4    THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA EXTEND THEIR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE HOLDING OF THE TRIPARTITE PEACE TALKS AND IN BRINGING ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE PEACE TALKS.

HAADYAI, THAILAND

2 DECEMBER, 1989


For the text of the peace treaty,  click on

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for Issue 33
 


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Index page      Ardchak awak     The Baling meeting (2)      The Bangkok communique
 
Book review     Food guide  The God in the garden (2)    Grandma's garden (2)

Letter from Pulau Tikus     Malay words from Chinese     
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