SPC Meets for Important 14th

Session at Noumea

E fourteenth seession of the South Pacific Commission began [t headquarters in Noumea on per 24 and lasted about two s. presentatives from all six ber nations attended and man was Senior Commissioner [ranee, M. Lasalle-Sere. beral business to be discussed ie meeting included the report fhe last year and the work amme for 1956. [ following representatives were nt (the name of each is fed by his position at the and then by his position with rui government):

Australia

I. Halligan, Senior Commissioner; Special ber to the Minister for Territories,

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lE. H. Stanner, Second Commissioner; ler in Comparative Social Institutions, falian National University, Canberra.

S. Cumpston, Alternative Commissioner; falian Consul, Noumea.

I. Petherbridge, Alternate Commissioner; rtment of External Affairs, lain. Adviser; Department of Territories, ferra.

France

i Lassalle-Sere, Senior Commissioner; fctor-General of Overseas France, r. fons. Second Commissioner; Chief of Cabinet of the High Commissioner, lea.

Bonneaud, Adviser; Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce, Noumea.

Dr. F. Bugnicourt, Adviser; Director, French Institute of Oceania, Noumea.

M. J. Guiart, Adviser; Ethnologist, French Institute of Oceania, Noumea.

Netherlands

Dr. H. J. Levelt, Senior Commissioner; Minister Plenipotentiary, Netherlands Consul-General, Sydney.

Mr. J. A. van Beuge, Second Commissioner; New Guinea Division of the Department of Overseas Territories, The Hague.

Dr. A. Loosjes, Alternative Commissioner,- Deputy Government Secretary, Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea.

New Zealand

Mr. C. G. R. McKay, 1.5.0., Senior Com missioner; Onerahi, Whangarei (formerly Secretary of the Department of Island Territories).

Mr. D. S. Reid, Adviser; Department of Island Territories, Wellington.

United Kingdom

Mr. A. F. R. Stoddart, C.M.G., Acting Senior Commissioner; Colonial Secretary, Fiji.

Mr. H. H. Vaskess, C.M.G., 0.8. E., Second Commissioner; Suva (formerly Chief Secre tary, Western Pacific High Commission).

United States

Dr. F. M. Keesing, Senior Commissioner; Pro fessor of Anthropology, Stanford University Stanford, Cal.

Dean Knowles A. Ryerson, Second Commissioner,- Dean, College of Agriculture, University of California.

Mr. R. S. Hariman, Alternate Commissioner,- Secretary of Guam, Agana, Guam.

Miss E. Barr, Adviser,- Office of Dependent Area Affairs, Department of State, Washing ton.

Mr. D. Montenegro, Adviser; American Consul, Noumea.

of the delegates at the 14th Session of SPC. The top photograph shows the New and United Kingdom delegates. The lower photograph, Australia and Holland's repre -Photos by New Caledonian Information Service.