Hansard, 1962-01-30

PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT The following Members have, under the provisions of subsection (2) (g) of section 42 of the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958, obtained from the Speaker, permission to be or to remain absent from sittings of the Assembly:- Mr Tee Kim Leng (Pasir Panjang) - 29th January, 1962. Mr David Marshall (Anson) - from 29th to 31st January, 1962. Mr Tan Kia Gan (Paya Lebar), Minister for National Development - from 30th January to 3rd February, 1962.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Order read for resuming adjourned debate.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA The original Question, as amended, was: "That, in pursuance of the national objective of a united Malayan nation, enlarged and strengthened by the addition of our brothers in the Borneo territories, this House declares its support in principle for the plan proposed by the Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, and agreed to in principle in the Federation Parliament on 18th October, 1961, for the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia, comprising the eleven States of the present Federation, the States of Singapore and Brunei, and the territories of Sarawak and North Borneo.". Since which amendments have been moved, In line 4, to leave out "plan" and insert "motion"; In line 6, to leave out "in principle". The Question is, "That the word `plan' proposed to be left out, be left out." The debate will proceed on both amendments and the original Question, as amended. 2.33 p.m.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Mr Speaker, Sir, at the moment of interruption yesterday, I was tracing the political background that led to the split in the P.A.P. and subsequently to the concept of Malaysia in Singapore. I was interrupted when I was saying that Malaysia is now peddled about by the P.A.P. as a panacea to cure all the ills of the people. We saw the Prime Minister running from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak selling the idea to the people, including Bangkok, Saigon and other various places - [Interruption]. I beg your pardon, Bangkok. I was interrupted by the Prime Minister who sought information as to whether I was suggesting that he was selling the idea in Bangkok, and my reply to him, Sir, I thought, was not caught by the microphone. So I might repeat it. I told him if he felt the cap fitted, he could put it on. I have no objections. But, Sir, when it came to a conference of genuine socialists in Kua1a Lumpur, the Prime Minister never showed up -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Genuine Communists.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA We have all seen how disgracefully the P.A.P. conducted itself and how subsequently it was expelled.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Yes. Barisan manners.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA The P.A.P. had great hopes in Malaysia, for not only would it be expected to help the P.A.P. to cure all its political ills, but also if and when it should come to fruition, the P.A.P. cou1d hope to drop its political socialist mask once and for all. Sir, coming to the third phase of my argument, I find that there is very little left for me to say -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Thank goodness!

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA - except to remark that my colleagues have almost fully covered the ground. The P.A.P.'s line is that the Communists reject Malaysia and therefore all who reject Malaysia are Communists - An hon. Member: Nonsense.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Suffice it for me to mention, Sir, that the connivance of the Straits Times in playing up the P.K.I. resolution on the day this motion was moved in this House was sufficient evidence of a reactionary ganging-up and for the purposes of smearing the Barisan Sosialis -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA You mean the P.K.I. ganging up with the reactionary forces?

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA The Straits Times and the reactionary forces have been ganging up with the P.A.P. -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Are you suggesting Alex Josey?

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA You live with him any way.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Order. I have heard of P. A.P. traps and so on and so forth. It seems to me that the P.A.P. are setting a trap into which the Member for Nee Soon is falling. He should ignore these pleasantries - I suppose they are still pleasantries up to this stage - and address the Chair if he can.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Sir, with great respect, I think those who set traps might very well themselves fall into counter-traps. That is why I thought if anybody tried to trap me, I might have a go at trying to trap them. To say that people who live in the same house do not gang up is a little bit far-fetched. Anyway, I have personally known both Mr Alex Josey and the Minister for Culture quite well. I understand how they feel about each other, particularly when Mr Alex Josey is here today.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Sir, on a point of information -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Order. I have already indicated that any Member speaking from the Floor of this House must not make any direct reference to any person in the Strangers' Gallery. The Member for Nee Soon has been guilty of ignoring that direction from the Chair.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA My apologies, Sir. The Prime Minister rose -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA On a point of order?

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA On a point of information.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA If the Member will give way. Dr Sheng Nam Chin resumed his seat.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Do I understand the Member therefore to condemn Mr Josey, Mr Rajaratnam and Comrade Aidit for being in a conspiracy to do the Barisan Sosialis harm?

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Mr Speaker, Sir, it is so far-fetched a possibility that I will not waste the time of this House arguing about it. But if the Prime Minister would like to hear more of it, he is invited to attend our mass rally tonight and we shall let him hear more about it. In the meantime, I do not think it is fair to burden you with this political battle between us and the P.A.P. The right place would be at a mass rally where the people who are to judge us would be listening to us directly, and we extend a very heartfelt and warm welcome to the Prime Minister to attend, if for any reason at all to get back his anti-colonial fervour. Sir, the Malayan Socialist Conference has ended during the weekend. We have seen how the P.A.P. behaved to fellow socialists in Malaya and the Borneo territories. I need only read the resolution passed unanimously to show that they are no more socialists, as the Member for Cairnhill has just murmured. The resolution unanimously passed by the conference reads as follows. Sir, I am reading the Straits Times of Monday, 29th January, 1962 -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Colonial paper.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Quite so, quite so!

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Then why do you read from it?

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Order.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA I quote: '... "This conference regards that the P.A.P. had staged a walk-out and issued slanderous statements about the conference. We are convinced that they (the P.A.P. delegates) have come here to dominate the conference, failing which they tried to wreck it. They are no more Socialists [today] and are hereby expelled."' - [Laughter] it is not very funny. If the Prime Minister thinks it is very funny, perhaps he might like to ask the people who will ultimately judge him to see whether it is so funny. When the Deputy Prime Minister had the Floor yesterday, he was kind enough to read out one of the resolutions passed and neglected all the rest. For purposes of the record, Sir - An hon. Member: Read the whole of it.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA - it is my privilege here to read only the resolutions mentioned in the Straits Times, and I shall not bother with the background that led to the P.A.P.'s expulsion -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Order. If the extracts are to illustrate what the hon. Member is saying, then it is all right. But if it is just for the sake of reading extracts, I think the easiest way is to table that paper and Members will be able to read the extracts.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Mr Speaker, Sir, because there is a direct relationship between the resolutions and the motion that is before the House today, I think it is very relevant that I should read it.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA The hon. Member does not know Standing Order 48 (d). It reads: `During a sitting -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA With great respect, Sir, I think that position can never obtain in this House in so far as you, Sir, who are so vigilant in parliamentary matters, are in the Chair. I shall now read only the relevant parts which are related to this motion. Amongst other things, the conference also passed resolutions which: `CONDEMNED the three previous Consultative Solidarity Committee meetings on the Malaysian proposals on the ground that the delegates to these meetings in Sahah, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur "represented their own selves and the British interests;" DEMANDED that the Federation, Singapore and the British Governments stop these consultative meetings on Malaysia;'. The third one was read by the Deputy Prime Minister. I do not intend to repeat. `CALLED for a closer association of the Malaysian peoples based on recognition of the right of self-determination of the peoples of Malaysia; SUPPORTED the principles of the Afro-Asian conference, especially against colonialism and for world peace and disarmament; CONDEMNED any move to force through the Malaysian plan without first obtaining the consent of the Borneo peoples, and CRITICISED the British Government, saying that it had no right to negotiate on Malaysia in the name of the Borneo territories.'. In today's paper, Sir, we have read a joint communique signed by all the socialist Parties issued at the end of the meeting. It reads, Sir, in page 24 of the Straits Times: `Seven socialist Parties said in a joint communique today that constitutional changes should not be made without the express consent of the people. The communique also said that there was an intense propaganda campaign to rush through a constitutional arrangement for Malaysia that was not in harmony with the sentiments and aspirations of the people, who had been given little opportunity to genuinely express their views. Instead, there appeared to be a deliberate attempt to by-pass the people. On the Federation/Singapore merger, it said: "Considering the present state of political growth in the Federation, the Conference realises that the conditions are not favourable for a full and complete merger and, therefore, supports the desire of the people of Singapore for self-determination."'. Sir, the socialists in the Malaysian territories have gathered and they have made their pronouncements on Malaysia. We in the Barisan Sosialis are one hundred per cent behind the pronouncements made by the Socialist Conference. We therefore reject the motion. 2.46 p.m.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA (In Malay): Mr Speaker, Sir, for several days we have heard Members of this Assembly speaking on this Malaysia motion. The Members of the Barisan Sosialis spoke of theories which they gathered from the textbooks of Lenin. As we all know, the Members of the Barisan Sosialis deserted the P.A.P. when their position in the P.A.P. became untenable, in the hope that the P.A.P. would be paralysed, because the Barisan Sosialis prefer to indulge in violent politics. I ask them whether this is in accordance with democratic practice. The answer is `No'. It is clearly a Communist tactic. Mr Speaker, Sir, let me speak on simple political matters so that the Barisan Sosialis and the people may easily understand the difference between the political stand of the P.A.P., which is for a non-Communist, democratic and socialist Malaya, and that of the Barisan Sosialis. They indulge in deceit and falsehoods. Their intention is to hoodwink the people. I say to them that they should not have any false pride. The people cannot be fooled any more. Now it is even clearer that the Barisan Sosialis have exposed their true colours when they expound theories from the textbooks by Lenin. Mr Speaker, Sir, I hope the Barisan Sosialis will not continue to fool the people. The people are keen on a unification of the five territories. There is a proverb which says that united we stand, divided we fall. The Malaysia proposals reflect the desire of the people in Malaysia who wish to be united. This motion has the support of all the political Parties, except of course the Barisan Sosialis who are adopting a pig-headed attitude - quoting the words of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. They still persist with their mischievous tactics of opposing the Malaysia proposals. In short, they are against Malaysia because they have evil intentions. In the political struggle that has been going on in this Chamber, I have heard a lot about nationalists, colonialists, Communists, and so on Everybody knows the stand of the Barisan Sosialis. The Members of this Assembly are clear in their minds as to the intentions of the Barisan Sosialis. The Barisan Sosialis want to fool and hoodwink the people - particularly the people of Singapore, the Federation of Malaya, Brunei and Borneo. They have gone astray. The territories comprising Malaysia are watching with great interest the attempt of the Barisan Sosialis to mislead the people. I urge upon them not to adopt an attitude of false pride. They seem to oppose everything. They are against merger and Malaysia. Mr Speaker, Sir, the people of the various territories in this region give their wholehearted support to this motion which will bring about independence. It is the duty of every citizen and every political leader who owes an undivided loyalty to the country to give his wholehearted support to this motion. The Barisan Sosialis are being used as stooges by the Communists. Mr Speaker, Sir, this motion represents the wishes and desires of all the political Parties in the territories concerned. The slogans "Let Malaysia Live" and "Merdeka Malaysia" cannot be applied to the Barisan Sosialis. We should be proud of this Malaysia concept and every citizen should take an active part in its realisation. Of course, the Barisan Sosialis are trying in every way to frustrate its realisation. Mr Speaker, Sir, the Barisan Sosialis is just like a frog under a coconut shell. The frog thinks that the coconut shell is the world. The Barisan Sosialis are strongly opposed to the Malaysia proposals. Perhaps they would prefer the words "Chinesia" or "Communisia". They should clearly state their ideological stand in this Chamber. Mr Speaker, Sir, the Member for Jalan Kayu said that we still see British soldiers in Singapore and independent Malaya today. He alleged that the P.A.P. are the adopted sons of the British. It is up to the Barisan to state their stand. We in the P.A.P. strongly support this Malaysia motion because we want to see the realisation of merger and Malaysia. This is the desire and wish of the people. Mr Speaker, Sir, I wish to remind the Member of the Barisan Sosialis that everyone of them is a traitor to the PAP. They cannot put their own house in order and yet they want to try to put the houses of other people in order. The Members of the Barisan Sosialis comprise traitors of the P.A.P. Mr Speaker, Sir, the object of this motion can only be realised by people who are loyal to this country and are prepared to fight for it. Once again we urge the Malays in particular and the people of other races to beware of the Communist elements in the Barisan Sosialis who oppose the merger and Malaysia motions. In conclusion, I say that the Barisan Sosialis which opposes this Malaysia motion is a Party comprising people who are treacherous to this country. 2.58 p.m.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA (In Malay): Mr Speaker, Sir, this Malaysia problem is not only being discussed in this Assembly but it was also discussed in the Federation of Malaya and also at the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee meetings held in Jesselton, Kuching and Kuala Lumpur, and it will be further discussed in Singapore from the 1st to the 3rd of next month. In one of these discussions, the Member for Thomson represented the Barisan Sosialis. If the Barisan Sosialis oppose this Malaysia Plan, why is it that they requested to be represented at the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee? The resolution adopted at the Malaysian Socialist Conference held recently in Kuala Lumpur, as reported in the Berita Harian of Monday, 29th January, condemned the three previous Consultative Solidarity Committee meetings on the Malaysian proposals on the ground that the delegates to those meetings in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur represented their own selves and the British interests. This, Mr Speaker, means, in effect, that the Barisan Sosialis were interested in their party interests only. The Barisan Sosialis were represented at the Malaysian Socialist Conference, and therefore they were trying to defend British interests. Mr Speaker, the Utusan Melayu of Monday, 25th December reported a speech of the President of Party Rakyat of Malaya made at a Party conference. It said that the Malaysian concept initiated by Tunku Abdul Rahman was accepted in principle by Party Rakyat. It was not a new idea, as it had been thought of by former political leaders like Ibrahim Haji Yacob. Therefore, the Barisan Sosialis do not really oppose the concept of Malaysia, hut what they oppose are the fighters who initiated this Malaysian concept. Mr Speaker, the arguments are clear. As I said earlier, Party Rakyat accepted in principle this proposal as initiated by Tunku Abdul Rahman. Tunku Abdul Rahman has merely resuscitated this Malaysia concept which was mooted by Ibrahim Haji Yacob. If this Malaysia concept which we are debating today were initiated by Chin Peng, I am quite sure the Barisan Sosialis would give 100 per cent support. So the problem is not the concept of Malaysia but the people who mooted this concept. Mr Speaker, the leaders of the Barisan Sosialis say that the original aim of Malaysia is to attain the independence of Malaya, including the Malay Archipelago. With the establishment of Malaysia, Brunei will then be independent; so will Sarawak and North Borneo. They will be free from colonial clutches. Is this not one of the efforts to attain independence? If the Barisan Sosialis consider that this is not the way to get independence from the British, are they suggesting that Brunei, Sarawak, and Sabah should get independence by violent means? Mr Speaker, the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee discussed the question of Malaysia in Jesselton, Kuching, and Kuala Lumpur, and unanimously agreed that with the establishment of Malaysia, Brunei will be free from colonialism, and so will North Borneo. The statement goes on to say that, secondly, to unite all those independent countries into one single unit called Malaysia, the question of achieving independence has not been finalised yet. So the second question of integration of all the independent countries to form one Malaysia is: when will these three territories be free from British colonialism? For then only can we unite these three territories. Mr Speaker, at the moment, these territories are still under colonial rule, and independence is being achieved for them through Malaysia. Only when they are free from British colonialism can we discuss the necessity, or otherwise the merits and demerits, of uniting these three territories and whether to include Indonesia or the Philippines. That is a subsequent matter. I hope this integration will not be with the Republic of China or the U.S.S.R. Mr Speaker, the object of the Barisan Sosialis is to unite the Malaysian countries with Indonesia. I think the Barisan Sosialis are dreaming. As stated yesterday by the Minister for Health, the Secretary-General of the Barisan Sosialis issued a statement in Bintang Timur saying that one of the objects of forming Malaysia is to let it come under the influence of Indonesia. But the Indonesian Government itself has already made it clear that it has no territorial claims on other countries except to liberate West Irian. So it is clear, Mr Speaker, that if the Barisan Sosialis want Singapore or Malaysia to merge with Indonesia, I am quite sure the Indonesian Government will not accept it. Mr Speaker, all the efforts of the Barisan Sosialis reflect nothing but a Communist attitude designed to bring disaster to the people of the territories comprising Malaysia. Mr Speaker, in the Utusan Melayu of 25th December, the leaders of the Malayan socialists say: `We are not alone in our struggle to see the end of the stationing of foreign troops in Our country.'. This, Mr Speaker, says the leader of the Party Rakyat means that it is not alone in its struggle. It means that there are other important people behind it. I believe Mr Speaker knows who are those people behind Party Rakyat. They are the Barisan Sosialis, which is the front line of the M.C.P. and the P.K.I. This is obvious, Mr Speaker, when they say that they are not alone in this struggle. Therefore, all their efforts to oppose Malaysia are the result of leaders who claim to be socialists and who have contacted leaders of the P.K.I. recently. Then they came out with the decision to oppose Malaysia in a meeting of the Malaysian Socialist Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Originally, Mr Speaker, the leaders accepted the Malaysia Plan in principle. What they opposed were the people who initiated the Malaysia concept. As I said earlier, if the Malaysia that we are discussing today were initiated by Chin Peng or D. N. Aidit, I am quite sure the Barisan Sosialis would give it 100 per cent support. So. Mr Speaker, this clearly shows that the Barisan Sosialis is the channel or the vehicle and the stooge of the P.K.I. of Indonesia. Mr Speaker. I wish to inform this House that this Malaysia Plan is not a question of leaders of political Parties, but is a plan which will bring in its wake prosperity to the entire people of Malaysia. This is even more clear, Mr Speaker, when we see that the Barisan Sosialis is trying to wreck and to frustrate the prosperity of the people of Malaysia. 3.12 p.m.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA (In Malay): Mr Speaker. I fully support the Malaysia Plan. I am surprised at the attitude taken by Members of the Barisan Sosialis. They said that if they could not have their own way in the merger of Singapore with the Federation, they would like to get it by themselves. Are they thinking only of their own interests or are they thinking of the interests of the 1½ million people in Singapore? If we get our independence, what will happen to the welfare of the people in this island, when at this time we are dependent on the Federation Government for our trade? Do they ever think, if we get independence, what the fate of the people of Singapore would be? We would be eating ourselves, or should we eat sand? Do we not think that that is very dangerous? They always double talk. I am fed up with their talk. They do not seem to think of the interests of the people of Singapore. They only think of their own selfish interests. This is how they get Communist support. Sir, I am surprised at their attitude in fully supporting the Indonesian demand for West Irian - that that area be returned to Indonesia. Irian Barat is not independent, but when we have a plan for Malaysia, they oppose it and demand that Singapore should first of all get self-government, and then only will there be Malaysia. The people in this island cannot understand the tactics of the Barisan Sosialis, especially the way they go about bamboozling the people. We understand the Indonesian demand for West Irian. They have opposed us regarding Malaysia. They do not want us to bring about a union between Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and the Federation of Malaya. Let us consider how their minds work. On the one hand, they oppose unification and, on the other hand, they support it. The Barisan Sosialis have always said they are genuine socialists. But if they are really genuine socialists, Mr Speaker, they will not have any discrimination between the different races. Whenever they move a motion, for instance, on education, they always talk about the Chinese and not about the other races. Do they call this the thinking of a genuine socialist? But if they are really genuine socialists, they will not have any such discrimination. What we are fighting for is the welfare of the people of Singapore and of other areas which will be united with us in the future. Furthermore, Mr Speaker, the Members of the Barisan Sosialis have criticised Tunku Abdul Rahman. They say he is a stooge of the British. Such remarks cannot be accepted because we know fully what Tunku Abdul Rahman has done. He has done many things for the welfare of the people of the Federation. Now he is working hard to improve our country and the area around us. The Barisan Sosialis have made such assumptions. They should swallow these accusations and not say this about the Tunku. Furthermore, Mr Speaker, they do not seem to remember that not many months ago they praised him. But now they have reversed their stand and are criticising him. Do they not think that this is a wicked act - an act to split up the committees? Mr Speaker, Members of the Barisan Sosialis have said that Malaysia is sponsored by the P.A.P. I am surprised at this suggestion. Have we so much influence that we can ask the Governments of Brunei, Sabah and the Federation to follow our guidance? Are we not co-operating among ourselves to create Malaysia? But, Mr Speaker, we are not surprised because it is natural for them to have such an attitude because they want to play politics. They do not realise that if they play the wrong politics, it will burn them up. They say that the P.A.P. is not democratic and does not give freedom or liberty to the people. I think the people of Singapore understand us. We can see for ourselves that even now no other Party has followed the example of the Barisan Sosialis in putting up posters at bus-stands. This is not election time. Has any other Party done that? If we were not democratic, we would have arrested those who put up posters at the bus-stands, because this is against the law. They knew that this was wrong. Yet they deliberately did it. So, Mr Speaker, we can see how they go about their work. They say we do not give them freedom of speech just because we do not give them this freedom. We have allowed them to hold rallies many times at several places in Singapore. Do they say that this is undemocratic on our part? We give this back to them. If they were to be in power, they would not have any sympathy for the people of Singapore. If we have Malaysia and are united, it would not be difficult for us to oppose Communism. As the Malay saying goes: the coconut fronds can either be used as a stick for making satay or we can tie them up into a bundle and make them into a broom. It is the same, if we stand alone, we are not strong. But if we unite together, we will be quite strong and we can oppose Communism. I say that I do not allow myself to be influenced. I am willing to die in order to follow the right path. I do not like my country - the place of my birth - to fall to the Communists. We must remember that this country is the possession of the people of this place. They should not bring any "ism" which is not agreeable to the people of this place. They should not be proud and should not condemn the Government. They do not know what they are talking about. They talk what they like. That is all, Mr Speaker. 3.25 p.m. Dr Lee Siew Choh (Queenstown) rose -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA I had better put the record straight. The hon. Member has spoken to the main motion. As I have indicated right at the beginning of this debate, if he wishes to speak, he can only speak on the amendment and nothing further.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA I understand that, Sir. I just want to clarify the situation. I will not take very long. There has been a lot of misunderstanding and confusion regarding the amendment put in by the Member for Anson. There has been great play on the words "plan" and "motion". It is argued by the Member for Anson that so far as he knows there is no Malaysia Plan. Though he does not support the present Malaysia Plan sponsored by the British and the P.A.P., nevertheless, he would like to support the motion moved by the Tunku and debated in the Federal Parliament on the 18th October, 1961. His reason is that though he does not support the plan, he supports the concept of Malaysia. I do not think I have to go over the old grounds, Sir. All our speakers have repeatedly stressed that we support the concept of Malaysia. But we do not support the present Malaysia Plan of the British and the P.A.P.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA Of the Tunku.

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA This has recently again been stressed by us at the Socialist Conference at Kuala Lumpur. I am sure the Member for Anson, if he were here, would understand and appreciate what he has done. But we feel that in moving the amendment, he has failed to take note of one thing. That is, what took place in the Federal Parliament when the motion was debated there on 18th October, 1961. The Member for Anson thought that the motion had nothing to do with what took place in the Federal Parliament in the debate that ensued. He thought that the motion had nothing to do with the Malaysia Plan. We feel that here is where the Member for Anson has made an error, because in moving the motion, the Tunku clearly indicated the line and the plan he was pursuing and -

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA With the support of the Socialist Front.