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Red Interest In South Seas

From a Suva Correspondent I Fiji’s Attorney-General, Que* Counsel Ashley Greenwood, drop a bombshell at the April session the Legislative Council when announced that last year a Chir Communist cell had been discove at Ba.

CERTAINLY there had been sc suspicion in the public mind 1 there were some sort of subven activities in the area following conviction last year of Chinese possessing prohibited literature.

Mr, Greenwood was speaking c ing a debate on a bill to pro for the registration and deportal of aliens. After carefully empha ing that the main class of aliens made up of about 1,600 Chir most of whom, he said, were k subjects, although they were British nationals, he went on to that there were indications that loyalty, unfortunately, was absolutely universal.

He admitted the Government 3 received a “bit of a jolt” wher was found last year there was Communist cell at Ba, the rr populous area of the Colony. 1 police discovered a lot of C( munist literature, a lot of it f hibited literature.

The Special Branch (Securi Police in their inquiries had foi that this cell of Chinese aliens 1 in touch with Communist Ps organisations in China and in vari parts of the Commonwealth, “It shows that we must not too complacent in Fiji,” Mr. Gre wood said.

He went on to say it was knc that Communist countries were t ing a greater interest in this part the world. There were more vi from their ships, and more cont in general from Commui countries, Mr. Greenwood left a lot members thoughtfully rubbing tt chins and he went on to deal v other aspects of the bill.

His disclosure made the announ ment last year of the formation o Fijian Communist Party of mil significance. The party, wh called itself the Bula Tale Co munist Party, has since changed name, and is now trying to oper as an ordinary co-operative sock