‘Whoever Holds
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N. Guinea Holds Australia’
THE new Prefect Apostolic of t Roman Catholic diocese Western New Guinea, Mo signor I. Doggett, spoke his mil frankly in Brisbane in late D cember, concerning the place New Guinea in Australia’s scher of defence.
“Whoever holds New Guin holds Australia,” he said, in a pub statement. “It is the neare strategic jumping-off point.
“If Indo-China and Malaya shou fall there would be nothing mu' to stop the downward sweep Communism into Indonesia.
“New Guinea, the last bulwai would then lie open and unpr tected.”
He urged that the Australii people should recognise this ai take an active part in pioneeri] and developing New Guinea.