Changeover
p. 35 · Read in the full issue
Indonesian Open
Reason
For New Guinea
r DONESIAN snipers’ new open season for Netherlands New Guinea was in effect declared )P en by President Soekarno at Jakarta on August 18. lAddressing the nation on the Oth anniversary of Indonesian ndependence, the President said: ‘Let us mobilise all our fighting jotential to gain control of West few Guinea.” , „ Soekarno declared that Indonesia aust not allow “colonialism” to be he fate of the people of West New Juinea. . Prhe United Nations is not the ,nly front,” he said. “We must free Vest New Guinea with the Indo icsian nation’s own strength.”
N August 9, the Afro-Asian nations decided to ask the United lations General Assembly to con ider the ownership of West New Juinea. A . . . [The United States Assistant Jecretary of State (Mr. W. S. tobertson) then announced that he United States would maintain the strictest neutrality” in the dispute.
Mr. Robertson said that the >eople of West New Guinea were lot of the same racial stock as the hdonesians. “The question can be aised as to which kind of colonial sm the West New Guinea inhab tants want—Dutch or Indonesian,” |e added.
At Canberra, on August 15, the Indonesian Charge d’Affaires (Mr.
J. A. Übani) said that Indonesia Fould urge Australia to arrange in ernational “summit” talks on Indonesia’s claim to West NG.
Noumea Club
Changeover
Opened last Decem ber, the Miramar night club near Noumea has not proved a financial success, despite its accommodation for about 200 diners, dancing floor and terrace roof.
The almost-new building has been sold to a private club, Le Cercle.
Photo by F. E.
Dunn.