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Min Yuen|mɪn jʊˈɛn|
[ad. Chinese min yuan people's movement.]
Name of an underground Communist supply organization formed during the Malayan Emergency, 1948–1960. Also attrib.
1951Communist Banditry in Malaya (Federation of Malaya, Dept. Information) 9 During the year [sc. 1949] the main incidents were carried out by small gangs operating either as killer squads or as part of the Min Yuen Organization. It was the duty of this latter Organisation to arrange for the collection of food supplies and money from the local population, and for the dissemination of Communist propaganda. 1954V. Bartlett Rep. from Malaya iii. 41 There is a branch of the Communist Party known as Min Yuen (literally ‘the Helpers’), which collects food for the terrorists. 1966E. O'Ballance Malaya iv. 92 Supporting the insurgent army was the clandestine Min Yuen, an underground organisation that provided money, food, intelligence and communications. Ibid., Min Yuen is a contraction of Min Chung Yuen Thong, which has been variously translated as ‘popular mass movement’ or ‘people's revolutionary movement’. 1970T. Lilley Projects Section ii. 20 The Min Yuen—the Communist Liberation Army's supply organisation. 1971N. Barber War of Running Dogs ii. 32 The Min Yuen (which means ‘Masses Movement’),..consisted of ostensibly normal, innocent citizens who would in fact back up the army. |