StatesGovernment tohonourtheoriginally agreedarrangements underthecompact thatwasnegotiatedandaccepted by bothparties. Incontrast totheMarshall Islands andtheFederated StatesofMicronesia, a thirdpolitical entityintheTrustTerritory ofthePacific Islands, Palau,has yettoconclude anappropriate compact offreeassociation withtheadministering Power. Wetrustthatthisimpasse isonlytemporary andthatbothpartieswill soonfindamutually acceptable formula whereby Palauans.will beallowed to exercise theirinalienable rightofself-determination attheearliest possible date. PapuaNewGuinea, however, standsfirminitscriticism ofanyattempts bythe Administering Authority tocircumvent thePalauan Constitution forreasons ofJSK/ve A/40/JN.28 9'-10 (Kr..Glheno, l»apuaNewGuinea) pollticalexpediency. Weshalltherefore continuetoadvocaterespect bythe administering PC1lIferfortheprovision inthePalauan Constitution whichoutlaws the entryofnuclear weapons intoPalau. OfparticUlar concern tousisNewCaledonia, wl'i.iChpresents acrucial and highlypressing decolonization issuethatstillremains unsolved. Sinceour independence 10yearsagowehavefeltobliged tosupport theaspiration to independence ofourPacific islandneighbours. Ourresolve inthisrespect isas resolute asiteverwas.Wewillcontinue topersist inourendeavours tobring pressure tobearonFrancetogranttheindigenous population ofNewCaledonia the genuine exercise ofitsinalienable righttoself-determination. Untilseveral monthsagowehadsomereasontobelieve thatFrancehadagenuine intention to accord NewCaledonians theirinalienable righttoself-determination.RM/5 A/40/PV.28 11 (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGuinea) Itiswiththedeepest senseofregretthatIreportheretodaythatthe FrenchGovernment planstoboostitsmilitary presence inNewCaledonia. It ~ppearsquitecleartousthattheplanned increase intheFrenchmilitary presence inNewCaledonia provesbeyondreasonable doubttheintention ofFrancetomaintain NewCaledonia asacolonyindefinitely. PapuaNewGuineafailstounderstand whytheFrenchGovernment shouldmake suchplanswhilecallsforthedecolonization ofNewCaledonia andmodalities for theexercise ofself-determination bytheNewCaledonians areyettoberesolved. Inthelightoftheeventsthatfollowed theTerritorial Assembly elections lastyear,thislatestmovebytheFrenchGovernment canonlybeviewedbyPapua NewGuineaasanactofintimidation oftheKanaksandasanefforttoinfluence theoutcome ofanyactofself-determination. Weareencouraged, however, to learn that,despite anactivecampaign bythe Frenchanti-independence sectorinNewCaledonia, theKanakswonthreeoutoffour regional elections lastmonth. Nevertheless, themajority oftheseatsinthe Central Congress arestillheldbythoseinfavouroftheFrenchanti-independence settlers. Thisdoesnotguarantee thatNewCaledonia willbecomeindependent in thenearfuture. WeurgetheAdministering Authority tomakefurther arrangements, inclUding appropriate electoral reforms, tofacilitate thefullimplementation ofunited Nations General Assembly lesolution 1514(XV).Inthisregardwecalluponthe UnitedNations toconsider theapplicability oftheUnitedNations Charter andthe historic 1960Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries and Peoples inlinewiththerecentForumcommunique. PapuaNewGuineasharesacommonlandborderwiththeRepublic ofIndonesia, whichisanimportant memberoftheAssociation ofsouth-East AsianNations (ASEAN). Theeffective andorderly administration ofthePapuaNewRM/5 A/40/PV.28 12. (Mr.Giheno, PapuaNewGuinea) Guinea/Indonesian borderisgoverned bytheBasicAgreement onBorderArrangements, signedin1979between thetwocountries andrevised in1984.OnthepartofPapua NewGuinea, thesuccessoftheborderregimeestablished undertheBasicAgreement isbasedongoodunderstanding andactively encouraged through apolicyof independent neighbourly co-OPeration between thetwocountries. Thisisnottosaythatmanagement ofthecommonlandborderhasnotbeen without anydifficulties andproblems. Wehavehaddifferences ofviewsonvarious aspectsofborderdevelopment andadministration. However, ourability toexercise ahighlevelofflexibility andmutualrespect intryingtounderstand and appreciate eachother'sstyleofapproach tosolving borderproblems has contributed immensely towaqrds minimiZing thechances oftheirescalating into serious borderconflicts suchashavebeenexperienced byothersinsimilar situations. PapuaNewGuineahasdeveloped closeandmeaningful relations withindividual ASEANmemberstates. Ourrelations withASEANareunique, inthatwearetheonly country thatenjoysspecial observer statuswithASEAN. Wehaveactively sought co-operation withASEANandIampleased tostatethatwehavebeeninvited to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the country's relationships with other nations, particularly France and Indonesia, and its aspirations for self-determination and independence. The speech touches on issues such as the decolonization of New Caledonia, the presence of nuclear weapons, and border management with Indonesia.

**Category**
International relations, Politics