N. Guinea Talks Open

Indonesian Sabre Rattling A N. Guinea Talks Open

As Australian and New Guinea officials sat down Hollandia in early March to begin their review of progress the Netherlands New Guinea-Papua-New Guinea admin trative liaison, Indonesia turned on its usual display of sabi rattling power politics.

Indonesian National Security Minister and Army Chief of Staff, General Abdul Nasution, said West New Guinea would be won from Holland “militarily, politically and economically”. He said the West New Guineans should be encouraged to rebel against the Dutch, The General was addressing the Indonesian Parliament, following an address by the visiting Russian Premier, Mr. Khrushchev, during which Mr. K. restated Russia’s support for Indonesia’s claim for NNG. But the bulk of Mr. K’s address was designed to fortify anti-Colonial sentiments in Indo nesia.

Russian Aid

The Russian leader also signed an agreement giving Indonesia $250million (£lll-million) credit—the largest single item of aid ever re ceived by Indonesia. In hard cash the figure meant Indonesia now had more aid from the Soviet than from America, although the situation would be different if the cost of all American aid was toted up.

Not long afterwards, the Parlia ment was dissolved. Soekarno said he had no need for one “for the time being”.

Also before the Hollandia con ference began, the State Secretary for NNG, Mr. Theo Bot, made a t(pur through the Territories and visited Australia and America on the way home.

Mr. Bot said in Canberra he believed NNG was too small to be an independent unit. The natives would be allowed to determine their own future, but two courses had been suggested. One was a Melanesian Federation, the other a link with Holland similar to Com monwealth links with Britain.

Later, Mr. Bot said the same things in America. NNG wants American support—certainly from a military standpoint—as much as it wants support from Australia.

In San Francisco he said the

Japanese NNG Capital

A Netherlands New Guinea native, Nicolaas Jouwe has announced in Amsterdam that he and other natives have established a timber company in NNG with the aid of Japanese capital and that it was not impossible” that the NNG Gov ernment might participate in the Fapuan company.

Federation could include P-NC possibly the BSIP.

Back in Amsterdam, Mr. wouldn’t say how successful we requests to Australia and An

for more support, partic

military support.

The Hollandia conference, 1

had just begun as PIM we: press, was officially opened b Governor of NNG, Gove: Platteel. Leader of the Nether delegation was Mr. A. Boe maker, Director of Internal A and leader of the Australian gation was P-NG Assistant Ad

strator, Dr. John Gunther.

Full list of delegates is:

Papua And New Guinea

Dr. J. T. Gunther (Assistant Ad trator).

Mr. G. T. Roscoe, Director of Educal Mr. F. C. Henderson. Director of culture, Stock and Fisheries.

Mr. W. R. Dishon, Executive Officer Development, Department of Affairs.

Mr. R. R. Cole, District Commiss Sepik District.

Mr. K. S. Sheekey, Executive C International Relations, Departme the Administrator.

Advisers Mr. D. McCarthy, Assistant Seer Department of Territories, Canbei Mr. R. N. Hamilton, Head of the £ East Asian Section, Department o ternal Affairs, Canberra.

Mr. P. J. Mollison, Australian L Officer, Hollandia.

Netherlands New Guinea

Mr. A. Boendermaker, Director of In Affairs, and Vice-Chairman of Council of Heads of Departments.

Baron G. W. Van Der Peliz, Direct Finance, Acting Director of Eco: Affairs.

Mr. G. Hoekstra, Director of Public H Mr. C. H. R. Lijesen, Director of Cu Affairs.

Mr. H. Veldkamp, District Commiss Geelvink Bay District.

Mr.' R. Den Haan, Senior Officer, D( ment of Internal Affairs.

Advisers Mr. H. C. Smith, Attache, New G Affairs, Royal Netherlands Eml Canberra.

Mr. R. P. H. Ritter, Head of Section, Asia and Pacific, Ministry of Fc Affairs, The Hague.

Mr. C. A. B. Pley, Netherlands Li Officer, Port Moresby.

Assistants Mr. M. W. Kaisiepo, Information Offi( Mr. W. Inury, Inspector of Schools.