"Not Abandoned"
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Resettlement Plan "Not Abandoned"
The Australian Government las not abandoned its negotia ions for the acquisition of parts )f Curtis Island, off the south
Queensland coast, despite the
Nauruans’ statement in August
hat they do not wish to be re ettled there.
A USTRALIA’S representative at the United Nations, Mr. Dudley IcCarthy, said this at a UN meeting i New York in September.
He said that “all parties con erned” had a responsibility to en ure that the best possible future ras provided for the Nauruans, 'hose island could not support a opulation after its phosphate was xhausted.
Mr. McCarthy’s statement follow -1 a breakdown of talks in Canberra i August between the Australian fovernment and a Nauruan delega on headed by Head Chief Hammer ►eßoburt. The talks covered five ibjects: Resettlement on Curtis land, a legislative council and :lf-government for Nauru, rock tiosphate royalties, ownership of e phosphate deposits, and the rate : extraction of phosphates ( PIM, ;pt. p. 9).