South Pacific
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Commission
Headquarters Transferred To Noumea in March
AS from March 5, 1949, the South Pacific Commission has operated from its new headquarters at Noumea, New Caledonia.
The Secretary-General, Mr. W. D.
Forsyth, has notified all Commissioners that preparations for transferring the Secretariat from the temporary offices at Mosman, Sydney, to the Pentagon Build ing, Noumea, have been completed.
Mr. Forsyth, accompanied by his family and his chief assistant, Brigadier L.
Hunt (New Zealand), left Mascot for Noumea by Pan American Airways on March 4. A small advance party was sent to Noumea in February to complete arrangements for the opening of the headquarters.
Four members of the Commission’s Re search Council are making a tour of the Pacific Islands for the purpose of contact with the administrations. They are Dr.
L. G. M. Baas Becking (Deputy Chair man of the Research Council), Dr. E.
Massal (France), Dr. H. G. MacMillan (USA), and the Deputy Secretary- General, Mr. H. E. Maude (UK). Their itinerary includes Suva, Rarotonga, Apia, Pango Pango, Lae, Hollandia and Port Moresby. At these places they will dis cuss with officials of the respective ad ministrations a programme of work in the fields of economic development, agri culture, social development, education, etc.
The next session of the Commission will be held at Noumea early in May. Re presentatives of Australia, France, Nether lands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States will attend.
The Commission’s Research Council, in cluding part-time members from all mem ber countries, will meet at Noumea shortly before the session of the Com mission.