His Efforts For France

New Caledonia Calm

Sympathy For De Gaulle In

From Our Noumea Correspondent The news broadcast from Radio Algeria that New Cale donia, amongst other French Colonies, had elected a Public Safety Committee and had ranged, itself alongside of the Algerian colonists and Army came as a great surprise to New Caledonia.

COMPLETE calm on the political front existed in New Caledonia throughout the recent crisis in France, no matter what might have been private feelings.

Following the official news of the investiture of General de Gaulle as Premier of the Metropolitan Gov ernment, the High Commissioner for France in the Pacific and Gov ernor of New Caledonia, M. Aime Grimald, sent a message to the new chief assuring him of the whole hearted co-operation of the peoples of New Caledonia.

M. Lenormand, Deputy and Vice- President of the Assemblie Terri toriale, did likewise.

In a radio broadcast, M. Grimald praised the people of New Caledonia for their calmness in the difficult hours that the Mother Country had passed through.

If the people of New Caledonia

merited praise, M. Grimald also merits his share.

The Governor of New Caledonia has shown in the several years that he has held the important post that he is the right man in the right place.

During the important elections of the Loi Cadre and its latter appli cation, and in the recent French crisis M. Grimwald has proved him self a man of immense tact. Sym pathy for de Gaulle and his efforts to reunite the French nation is strong in New Caledonia. Almost everyone is agreed that the present Parliamentary system must be radically changed if France is not to remain the laughing stock of the world.

All are in agreement that there is only one man with the prestige to control the Nation and that is Charles de Gaulle.

The General has many admirers in New Caledonia—one might cynic ally add that they are many more than he had during the War.

New Caledonians hope that under the General France will again take her place amongst the leading nations of the world.