New Guinea is Still a "Mandate"
p. 63 · Read in the full issue
"Mandate"
THERE is doubt whether the Territories of New Guinea and Western Samoa should be called “Mandated” or “Trust” Territories.
They definitely are no longer under the control of the League of Nations, and therefore may not be properly called “Mandates*; yet, although certain Agree ments have been made in respect of them with the United Nations, they do not appear to be legally in charge of the Trusteeship Council.
We wrote to the Department of Ex ternal Territories, Canberra, and on July 31 we were courteously advised as fol lows: “Pending the ratification by the Com monwealth Parliament of the Trusteeship Agreement, the Territory will continue to be known as the Mandated Territory of New Guinea.”
Mrs. John Gilmour Jr. and her small daughter recently left Rabaul, NG., by the “Reynella.” They will spend three months’ holiday in Australia.