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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1997Vol. 67 No. 9

Pacific Islands

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Monthly

Vol 67 No. 09

The News Magazine

September 1997

PUBLISHER: Alan Robinson EDITOR: Manivannan Naidu SENIOR WRITER: Bernadette Hussein

Correspondents:

Sally Andrew, Patrick Decloitre, Gift Johnson, Chris Peteru, Susan Prokop, Atama Raganivatu, Kalinga Seneviratne, Liz Thompson, Lili Tuwai, Sam Vulum, lan Williams COLUMNISTS: David Barber (Wellington), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Debbie Singh (South Pacific Commission).

GRAPHIC ARTISTS: James Ranuku, Josefa Bola, Andrew Williams

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