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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1961Vol. XXXII, No. 3

West Pacific’

p. 19 · Read in the full issue

Reds ‘Active in West Pacific’

Communists were active in the Western Pacific, said the NZ Minister of Island Territories, Mr. Gotz, in the House of Rep resentatives, Wellington, in Sep tember.

But he declined to give any details, “for security reasons”.

He said there was no evidence of Communist influence in the Island Councils of New Zea land’s territories.

Mr. W. A. Fox (Labour) said details of Communists should be made known to the House so the problem could be dealt with.