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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1962Vol. XXXIII, No. 1

Central Groups

p. 65 · Read in the full issue

New Move In Central Groups

[ Tonga, Samoa and Fiji are {considering the formation of a Pacific Banana Exporters 1 As sociation —a joint venture to ex port bananas to Japan. Prince Tungi, Prime Minister of Tonga, I announced this while on a late June visit to Fiji.

The subject was discussed at Apia, earlier in June, at a con ference attended by representa tives of the three groups. Fiji’s delegates were Development Commissioner Eric Bevington, and Mr. G. I. Firmston-Williams, manager of the Fiji Development ICompany.