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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 7

Research, Goodwill

p. 71 · Read in the full issue

CAPTAIN D. Keith Matheson, of J the Suva-based vessel Kuri marau, returning from an irly-December charter voyage to le Tokelaus, reported that he had •rived at Atafu, northern-most of ew Zealand’s Tokelau atolls, to ad the populace smoking Russian garettes. t appeared that the Russian Jeanographic survey vessel Vityas, lor to calling at Suva in December, ad been in Tokelau waters. No ussians landed at Atafu but a aeral handout of cigarettes was ade to the occupants of canoes hich went out to the ship.