The Condominium Condemned

T he Pacific Conference of Churches at its meeting in Port Moresby ee p 61) moved into the political arena with a vengeance . passing two gorously-worded resolutions , one demanding “immediate self nernment for *be New Hebrides , and the other condemning nuclear sis in the South Pacific.

The resolutions read: . u We ’J. h f Paci/l ’f Conference of Churches , in the name of justice d Human Rights condemn the manner in which the British and French jrernmcjils have unduly maintained their political domination over ew Hebrides; and in solidarity with the indigenous move for imme ite self-government and eventual independence of the ISew Hebrides , ge Britam and France to take immediate constructive steps towards a pp} ltical unity and achievement of independence for the u: Hebrides. We request the member churches and the ecumenical represented here to bring the needs of the New Hebrideans the attention of their respective Governments ued n £ a °y iC Conference of Churches , condemn the con ued use of the Pacific by foreign powers still occupying areas of the uranhL ni i S ” ea P° n * testing, storage , waste dumping; the mining J Z* nfZ, f ° r de . Stru . ct ™ e Purposes; and the disregard of the stated J People of the Region for self-determination in this matter. eb A 1974) B °ih endorBeS thC t res °lution of their Executive Committee eb, 1974 ) for the creation of a Nuclear Free Pacific Zone".