This Month

• New Hebrides Constitution How a miracle’ was made to happen 13 • Papua New Guinea’s constitutional crisis A mix-up of two issues 17 • French Polynesia An exclusive account of some behind-the-scenes doings during President Giscard d’Estaing’s visit in July 22 • New Caledonia Helen Rousseau, former PIM cor respondent in Noumea, reports on a recent return visit 36 • Poliomyelitis Quietly, voluntary bodies are helping Pacific Islands victims of the crippling disease ... 40 • Travel ‘Dr Geoff’ reports on his first-ever visit (with surfboard) to Rurutu in the Austral Islands 43 • Afterthoughts Percy Chatterton broods on the question: Is freedom of movement a luxury that Papua New Guinea can no longer afford? 49 • Books An expanded Books department may pro vide ideas for Christmas gifts for friends who share PIM readers’ Pacific interests 52 • Yesterday The story of Peter Turnbull, hero of the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II who met his death at Milne Bay 64 • Focus of the Australia-Pacific connection Up-to the-minute account of Australia’s relations with ‘special case’ neighbour Papua New Guinea 71 • Ships PIM revives a department devoted to ships and shipping in the Pacific 83

Afterthoughts 49 Books 52 Deaths 91

Fiji 26, 27, 46

French Polynesia 22, 43 Islands Press 60 Kiribati 20 Letters 5 Micronesia 20, 28 New Caledonia 36 New Hebrides 13, 26 Pacific Report 11 Papua New Guinea 15, 17, 57, 64, 68, 75 People 34

Poliomyelitis 40 Political Currents 20 Shipping Services 93 Ships 83 South Pacific Arts Festival 25 Tonga 26, 28, 30 Tradewlnds 68 Tradewlnds Intelligence 79 Travel 43 Tropicalltles 25 Tuvalu 83 US 23 Western Samoa 20, 53 Yachts 88

Yesterday 64

Nahau Rooney ... in the eye of a Papua New Guinea storm

Prof Yash Ghai ...

Hebrides problem ‘not so much a constitution, as national unity’