Tonga's King awed
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by Guam weaponry
King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga returned from a January visit to Micronesia awed by the vast amount and varieties of weaponry he observed at the US military base on Guam.
Said the king: “In the event of a world war, there will be no safe place in the world to live. It is better to maintain peaceful relations with other countries.”
While in Micronesia the king flo ated a suggestion that Tonga might play host to the controversial “superport” which is under dis cussion for Palau in the Caroline Is lands. But he said his government would need to be satisfied that ade quate safeguards were provided against oil pollution.
The king also visited Western Samoa and Nauru.
The King and Queen Halaevalu Mata’aho are to visit Western Samoa again in July for the 15th an niversary celebrations of that coun try’s independence, and in Septem ber they will pay a state visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan).