UN Committee To Discuss New Guinea Soon

Discuss New Guinea Soon

The Trusteeship Territory of New ruined is to come up for discussion oon by the United Nations Com mittee of 24 (committee on olonialism). The committee raised he ire of Fijians last year when it ailed for independence for that 'ritish Colony and generally showed eal ignorance about conditions in iji.

CWO members of the committee were among a UN party which isited New Guinea in August to ather facts for the debate on the fusteeship Territory. They were Dr. lohied-din Nabavi, of Iran, and Mr. . Natwar Singh, of India.

At Nadi, Fiji, en route to New uinea, Dr. Nabavi said the com littee knew it could not apply one )lution to all territories and ffonies, and it was a fact that some ammittee members did not have a *asp of realities.

The committee believed that the K had done much to prepare Fiji ir independence but it thought, too, at it was not moving as fast as should.

Turning Point

Dr. Nabavi, on arrival in Port oresby, said Papua-New Guinea as now regarded as one of the most iportant territories as far as the n’ited Nations was concerned.

UN members regarded the recent actions as the turning point in the ministration of the Territory.

He said that lack of development uld not be used by administering ithorities as a reason for not grant g independence.

There had been some criticism of .istralia in the Trusteeship Council er the elections because 10 seats in 2 House of Assembly were reserved r Government-nominated members, d a further 10 were special ;ctorates where Europeans only :re allowed to stand, although they :re elected by all voters.

Mr. Singh said that political velopment of colonial territories is the main concern of the Com ttee on Colonialism. Colonial ople should not be denied their ;ht to choose their own future.