In This Issue

NEW CALEDONIA: FLNKS President of the Centre Region 11 Council, Leopold Joredie, replies to the French Ambassador to Australia, Mr Bernard Follin (PIM June) on French policy in New Caledonia and issues a challenge to public debate.

FIJI: A special correspondent looks at the dilemma facing the 1 4 Governor-General in the coup aftermath and its effect on the economy.

SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM: A look at how the Forum dealt with 1 7 the Fiji crisis, the question of New Caledonia’s future and the debate on Libyan involvement in the region.

VANUATU: Foreign Minister Sela Molisa talks to PIM. *l9 LE MONDE’S French Territories specialist, Alain Rollat, writes 21 on political development in New Caledonia.

KIRIBATI: PlM’s correspondent in Tarawa, Batiri Bataua, OQ reports on Kiribati’s presidential elections and the fate of the U.S. tuna boat MV Tradition, while Washington correspondent, David S. North, looks at U.S. reaction to the boat’s seizure.

FRENCH POLYNESIA: Alain Rollat looks at the fortunes of 25 Gaston Flosse and political developments in the territory.

PALAU: Back to the ballot box for another vote on the Compact 26 of Free Association with the U.S. Giff Johnson reports.

SUICIDES INCREASING: From Majuro, Giff Johnson reports 26 on the high level of suicides by young Marshallese.

TRADEWINDS: A possibility of cement exports for New 28 Caledonia.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: The ABC’s Port Moresby’s correspon- 35 dent, Sean Dorney, gives a run-down on the PNG election campaign for PIM.

CONTINUING THE FIGHT: Ousted Bavadra’s government 4Q ministers, Tupeni Baba and Krishna Datt visit Australia in a bid to seek support for a return to their elected government.

WESTERN SAMOA: Professor Derek Freeman replies to 43 PIM s June review of the latest book on the Mead/Freeman controversy.