New Caledonia Demands
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Incidents
Threatened
New Caledonia Demands Viet-Namese Repatriation
anf fu II P res f nt agita 2.° n Caledonia for rhinili 6 , re P?’ tr . la^ on of the Inde ri5 eir fant astically high iSS!?~ rate ‘ T j^ re are 5,000 of them: 400 women and over J^ildren — that is, an average c ™&ren per adult female.
The agitation has reached its height this month in Noumea as December 19—the 10th anniversary of the massacre of the French in Hanoi—approaches. A petition has been sent to the Governor asking for their removal “to avoid in cidents.”
During his recent visit to Paris the Governor discussed the question of the repatriation of these Viet- Namese. On his return to Noumea the Governor said that no date could be fixed for repatriation until three problems were solved- (1) the chartering of ships for their repatriation; (2) where they could be sent; and (3) a method of trans fering their money and property