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France blasted
Western Samoa Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana criticised the continued testing of nu clear weapons in the South Pacific. He told the United Nations in New York that for the past 15 years France had ignored the protests of the Pacific Islands and continued to do nuclear testing at Moruroa and Fangataufa in
French Polynesia.
Western Samoa was delighted to note Japan’s decision to cease driftnet fishing in the South Pacific a year before the date set by the United Nations. □