New Caledonia's Place in SEATO is Made Clear
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SEATO is Made Clear
FRANCE regards New Caledonia as part of the SEATO defence organisation because it is in the area covered by the SEATO treaty, but this noint was not formally considered at either the Manila or Bangkok conferences.
No question has arisen regarding the stationing of non-French forces in th° island.
The internal affairs of New Caledonia concern France alone and will be discussed in conference with other SEATO members only if the French Government so desires.
These points were made by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs when replying to questions asked in the Chamber of Deputies by New Caledonia’s representative, M.
Maurice Lenormand. Noumea Correspondent.