Commonwealth?

Will Samoa Join The British Commonwealth?

r est Samoa should be told soon dher or not the country was to •yme part of the British Com iwealth, West Samoa’s weekly )spaper the “Samoa Bulletin'’

I in February. i an editorial, the Bulletin said time was fast approaching when se people with a choice would required to take up Samoan zenship or not, and it was prising that nothing had so far n said about the matter of join the British Commonwealth, t would be a move that would re considerable effect upon all zens and be certain to affect iple’s decisions on the adoption Samoan citizenship.

The Bulletin said the invitation join the Commonwealth upon Lependence was given Samoa last ir by the Governor General of w Zealand, Lord Cobham. It :ed, “Why has so little been done bring this move under public tice?” rhe Bulletin suggested that Gen eration of this aspect of citizen ip be given “in the very near ;ure”.

First Acting Prime Minister of West Samoa is the Hon.

Tuatagaloa Teo, Minister of Education, who took over W.

Samoa’s top job in February after Prime Minister Fiame Mataafa was flown to Auck land in a special RNZAF fly ing-boat for hospital treat ment for an old leg injury.

Mr. Mataafa was a stretcher case, and expected to be absent several weeks. West Samoa began Cabinet Government last October after Mataafa had been appointed Samoa’s first Prime Minister.

cent photograph of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. s. They will soon be leaving Samoa for India.

Acting Prime Minister Tuatagaloa Teo.