1955 Baling Talks
E713921
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1955 Baling Talks canonical | 1 |
| Baling Talks 1955 (held in Baling town) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8130521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1955 Baling Talks Context triple: [Baling, knownFor, 1955 Baling Talks]
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A.
1993 Koo–Wang talks
The 1993 Koo–Wang talks were the first high-level, semi-official meeting between representatives from mainland China and Taiwan since 1949, marking a major breakthrough in cross-Strait dialogue.
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B.
Summit Agreement of 1966
The Summit Agreement of 1966 was a negotiated accord between civil rights leaders and Chicago city officials that aimed to address housing discrimination and other racial injustices highlighted by the Chicago Freedom Movement.
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C.
Bandung Conference
The Bandung Conference was a landmark 1955 meeting of Asian and African nations in Indonesia that promoted solidarity among newly independent states and laid the groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement.
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D.
Renville Agreement
The Renville Agreement was a 1948 political accord between the Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic, brokered aboard a U.S. warship, that attempted to regulate the ceasefire and territorial control during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Arawa peace talks
The Arawa peace talks were negotiations held in the town of Arawa aimed at resolving the Bougainville Civil War and establishing a framework for peace and political settlement in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1955 Baling Talks Target entity description: 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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A.
1993 Koo–Wang talks
The 1993 Koo–Wang talks were the first high-level, semi-official meeting between representatives from mainland China and Taiwan since 1949, marking a major breakthrough in cross-Strait dialogue.
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B.
Summit Agreement of 1966
The Summit Agreement of 1966 was a negotiated accord between civil rights leaders and Chicago city officials that aimed to address housing discrimination and other racial injustices highlighted by the Chicago Freedom Movement.
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C.
Bandung Conference
The Bandung Conference was a landmark 1955 meeting of Asian and African nations in Indonesia that promoted solidarity among newly independent states and laid the groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement.
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D.
Renville Agreement
The Renville Agreement was a 1948 political accord between the Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic, brokered aboard a U.S. warship, that attempted to regulate the ceasefire and territorial control during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Arawa peace talks
The Arawa peace talks were negotiations held in the town of Arawa aimed at resolving the Bougainville Civil War and establishing a framework for peace and political settlement in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Malayan Emergency
ⓘ
peace negotiation ⓘ political meeting ⓘ |
| chairperson | Tunku Abdul Rahman ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | late phase of the Malayan Emergency ⓘ |
| context |
Cold War in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War proxy conflicts
|
| country | Federation of Malaya ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
David Marshall ⓘ Tunku Abdul Rahman ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alliance Party government of Malaya
ⓘ
British colonial authorities ⓘ Chin Peng ⓘ David Marshall ⓘ Malayan Communist Party ⓘ Tan Cheng Lock ⓘ Tunku Abdul Rahman ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| location |
Baling
ⓘ
Kedah ⓘ Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
|
| mainSubject | Malayan Emergency ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | reported in Malayan and British press ⓘ |
| negotiatingParty |
Alliance Party government of Malaya
ⓘ
Malayan Communist Party ⓘ |
| 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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Input
Subject: 1955 Baling Talks Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: 1955 Baling Talks