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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1997Vol. 67 No. 1

Mystery men demand

p. 16 · Read in the full issue

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In late November, 1996, a group of unidentified men walked into the Hiti Tau headoffice and demanded the data collected during the health research on Mururoa workers, said Gabriel Tetiarahi. They also wanted to sight the contracts reportedly shown to the non-govemment organisation by the former site workers, demanding the names of the workers interviewed.

The men approached Tetiarahi, the Hiti Tau co-ordinator, and tried to force him into giving them the information, he said. He asked them to present a warrant for their search, upon which the men reportedly left the premises. ■