What was the codename of the secret negotiations between the Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government held in 1955 at a school in Baling, Kedah, which collapsed when the communists refused to surrender?

• A Hadyai Accord
• B Langkawi Talks
• C Unity Conference
• D Baling Talks ✓

The Baling Talks of December 1955 saw Tunku Abdul Rahman and Chin Peng, the CPM leader, meet face to face; Chin Peng's refusal to disband the armed wing led to the talks' failure and the Emergency continued for five more years.