[?]. D. Forsyth Speaks
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[?]rankly to a Miscellany of Nations
17HEN, early in December, 11 [» nations (Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, buador, Egypt, Salvador, Guatemala, idonesia, Syria, Yemen and Yugo avia) submitted at United Nations [motion demanding the direct par bipation of the indigenous people f the Trust Territories in the work E the Trusteeship Council, the Aus alian representative, Mr. W. D. jrsyth, made a few biting comments.
“The Sponsors simply do not know lough about the practical side of e administration of dependent joples,” he said. “More than one : the sponsors has never had ex ;rience of a general election in his vn country, and more than one ;longs to a country now under the wernment of dictatorship. More an one of the sponsor countries ily very recently achieved self ►vernment, and in these countries ability of government is at present some doubt.”
The howls that arose from the Ixed-breed nations echoed around e world’s headlines on December 9. uatemala said that Mr. Forsyth as scornful and discourteous, azil objected to Mr. Forsyth’s very jlent manner. Ecuador protested ainst Mr. Forsyth’s discourtesy.
But, back in Australia, the many ends of “Bill” Forsyth applauded artily. It was time that someone th his feet on the earth should eak the plain truth to these itating little people, who have no owledge or experience of real ad inistration, but who so persistently iticise the Trustee Powers.
Mr. Forsyth is widely known in e Pacific. As Secretary-General of e South Pacific Commission he did magnificent two-years’ job of undational organisation, and he iw is one of the outstanding young in of the Australian Foreign Affairs ipartment, and located at UN adquarters. He is about the last an one could accuse of discourtesy, orn or violence in a public state ent. The provocation must have ien very great.
Reports indicate he had endured veral weeks of attack from the ►viet and Latin-American countries.
Mr. Sam Besley, late meteoro gical Observer in Charge, Cook lands, has recently been appointed the Weather Office at Dunedin, Z. He has been ill but is recovering.