facilities to set up, primary health care to reorganize, aspects of Kanak culture to promote, an economic fabric to create, especially in the intericc of the islands, the general economy of the Territory to stabilize, dependence on the Metropolis to change, and so forth~ so FINKS signed the Matignon accords because l:MS/13 A/AC.109/PV.1369 40 (Mr. Wamytanl they gave it an opportunity to make up for the time lost durirw:J the lorw:J years of undiluted colonialism. A new status was then proposed for the Territory -the latest in a long series initiated by successive French Goremments. That status granted broad pc,.,,ers to the three prorinces. It established bodies, such as the lblral Developnent and Land Management Agency ( ADRAF), needed for implementing a truly equitable land policy as a means for the recognition and prCXTOtion of Kanak culture. It also set in place a system to accelerate the training of local workers : Lastly, with a view to enabling New Caledonia to be integrated into its Ooeanian envirooment, statutory pr or is ions opened possibilities for regional co-operation to benefit the Territory and its pra.,inoes. Having kept the Kanaks in total ignorance of the way in which their country's affairs were oonducted~ the French Ga.,emment finally gave them a new perspective through apprenticeships in nanagement at the pr01incial level. The fohtignon accords are not enOJgh for starting a true decolonization process for the Territory of New Caledonia. FI8KS has said, and it reiterates ~day, that · the foh tignon accords do not open a clear pa th towards the independence we seek. At the Gossanah Convention, on 23 July 1988, FINKS rejected the Rocard plan and asked its political office to return to negotiations with the French Go,ernment on the substantive issues, ln particular the following: annesty for political prisoners, 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the implementation of the Matignon accords in New Caledonia, which aimed to promote Kanak culture, establish a new status for the Territory, and create an economic fabric. It also mentions the need for decolonization and the rejection of a specific plan by FINKS. These points suggest that the text is more focused on the political and cultural aspects of the Territory's development, rather than specific sectors like economy, industry, or agriculture.

**Category**
Culture, Education