The salary of a simple elected provincial official -more than $5~000 a month -is t~ice as large as the monthly indemnities of the Prime Minister of Vanuatu. The French Government has deep-rooted political reasons for insisting that the 10-year plan be applied at all costs in order to maintain the French colonial presence in New Caledonia and the South Pacific region~ This results from the tremendous interests acquired by French imperialism in the region, which has become a new world centre. The French imperialists feel it necessary to move New Caledonia towards the status of association with France by ensuring that the decolonization provided for in the plan remains within the colonial framework of the French Republic. JB/15 A/AC:109/PV.1369 46 (Mr; Uregei) That 10-year plan is in accordance with the colonialist anti-independence policy of Jacques Lafleur and the Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (RPCR), representing the main bulwark of French colonialism in the country. Through the redistricting of the country, Lafleur regains the central region and the important economic zones between Noumea and Poya~ encompassing over half the territory. The duration of the plan benefits his capitalist interests and strengthens colonialism: The opening of the Comm:m Market in 1992 and the integration of New Caledonia into a tropical Europe can only contribute to the strengthening of his policy and thus to colonialism: The anti-independence electorate set for the 1988 self-determination vote is one of the conditions imposed by RPCR for the acceptance of the signing of the Matignon Accords. What are the interests of the signatories to FLNKS's Matignon Accords in that plan? FINKS has taken the position that the Rocard plan does not guarantee the fundamental claims of the Kanak people. FLNKS disapproves of the redistricting of the country because that redistricting does not respect Kanak cultural areas and it 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the politics and governance of New Caledonia, specifically the French colonial presence and the 10-year plan aimed at maintaining French influence in the region. The text highlights the interests of French imperialism, the colonialist policies of Jacques Lafleur, and the concerns of the FLNKS (Federated Liberation of Kanak and Social Movements) regarding the plan's impact on Kanak cultural areas and the fundamental claims of the Kanak people.

**Category**
Politics, Culture