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'Red Victories Pose No Threat'

Malaysia "faces no immediate danger" arising out of the Communist victories in South Vietnam and Cambodia, Tun Abdul Razak said. Thus is because the situation in Indochina and that in Malaysia is different. The people of Indochina fought for national liberation from foreign influence and domination while the terrorists in Malaysia were "pure bandits", said Razak. He added that if the terrorists believed in the democratic process and were so keen to serve the people, they should lay down [unclear: their] arms under conditions of peace and [unclear: resort] to armed struggle.