Un Told Condominium Outdated

The United Nations subcommittee on decolonisation turned its guns on to the New Hebrides early in July. The first shot was fired by Poland’s Mr. Tadeuz Strulak who complained that no constitutional progress had been made in the past year and said the condominium system was outdated. The situation had changed little since his delegation made a full statement on the territory last year. Poland, he said, shared the regret expressed by other delegations about the lack of co-operation by the administering powers. He pointed out that there was a minority of elected members and a majority of non-New Hebrideans on the condominium’s advisory council. Indian delegate Mr. Barakat Ahmad also pointed a finger, saying that only three New Hebrideans were enrolled in French universities and only one in a UK university. How could enough indigenous public servants be trained under such conditions, he asked. What steps were being taken to train them to take over? The subcommittee ended its session with an authorisation to the chair man, Mr. M. H. Aryubi, of Afghanistan, to draw up conclusions and recom mendations on the New Hebrides and add some on Niue and the Tokelaus in time for the next meeting for which no date was given.