theyrefusetodeviate fromthepathofself-determination· andindependence. Therecentelections hel~inNewCaledonia demonstrated thedepthofthe feelings oftheindigenous people thattheybeallowed toasserttheirownidentity andreclaimtheirowncountry. Theelections alsoshowedthatthesettlers are,at thispoint,determined toremainFrench.Itisthey,andnotthecolonized people ortheadministering Power,thathavedrawnthebattlelineinNewCaledonia. It isthey,andnottheindigenous peopleorthemetropolitan Power,thatconstitute a clearandpresent dangertothepeaceandsecurity ofourregion. Therefore, itis nowtimefortheUnitedNations tobeseizedofthisproblem andtoassistin assuring apeaceful butspeedytransition toindependence.RMl12 ..fV,4onv .•28 .49-50 (~&therLint,vanuatu) ..IIhstdlstlngulebelS Hewcaledonl.,~tr~ .othercolonial,. 8.1tuation~ inth~,south P~1flcl.arecognitlOll. bytheadalnistet;lng 'Powe~thatthe statusquocannot continue. TheadIIlnlsterlng Poverhasnotyetraade.suchacleardeteralnation with respacttoItsothel:CQ1onles inthe$OUth ~aclfic.llewever, weexpectth«t eventually itwill" unfortunately, thereIsInourregionad~sgul8edQolonialiS\'l 8Swell.That .probleaIsprovingtobeauchMOredifficult to.address•AP/jel A/40hV.28· 51 (!'a'therLini,Vanuatu) TooaanyMellbers ofthislnterN.ational ea-unlty believe that,,'colcnialln .is anevilpolicyofEuropean Statesonly. '1'00_nyofusdonotbel-ieve thatathird worldCOWltry thatisitaelfaforMrcolonycanbeexpansionist. HoneofUElwant tobelieve thatacountry ..eadllir.foritaantl-eolontal pastwouldsuccuBb tothe t8ptatlan toat"pt theannexation ofs.Uer, 80£'.vulnerable neighbours. Bowever, thistse.ctly wnatb.shappen" inourr8CJion, andonROrethanane occasl.on. wefearthatitalgbt.enhappenagain. EastTimrwasnev(!rapertofIndonuta, anditapeoplewereneverasked whether theywantedtobeIndonesians. If,••Indonesia claiu, EastTll10rIS peopl~arenappywiththecurrentstateofaffaira, whyisthatterritory still closedtooutside observers,' andwhydoestheailiury resistance oftheMaubere peoplecontinue? Portunately forBast'1'18Or'. people, theInternational Cc.ittee oftheRed CrossandtheunitedNationsChildren'. Pund(UNICBP) havenowbeenperllitted some accesstotheterritory. Thisacces8, however, isstillveryltaited andtightly restricted. ThatthereIsanyaCC88Satallieduepdaarlly tothetireless efforts ofthe8ecretary-General oftheUnitedNations andabi-partisan groupof llellbera oftheUnitedStatesCongress. wecolllHlld theirefforts, andthankthea foractingwhenothersdidnothLlg. Weareencouraged bythenec)Otiatlons betveen Portugal, theMlllnisterlng Power, andIndonesia, theoccupying Power. However, vefeelthatnothingof substance canbenegotiated without theparticipation oftherepresen~tive8 ofthe peopleofEastTillOr. Thesituation inBestTimrisno~ontheGeneral AseeJllbly's agendathisyear, andtherew111notbeareeoluticn (1ftthatsubject forustoconsider•However, thisdoesnotlIeanthattheplightofthepeopleofthatcountry shouldbecase. Thelatew.E.B.DuBoisoncesaid: -Theproblea ofthetwentieth century istheproblemoftheeclorline - Bewasright,andnowhere isthisIIOreevident thaninsouthern Africa.(Patherl-ini,Vanuatu)---------_._--~-----~----~ 'A!40/PV.28 S2 Mostofthenations represented herewUlneverpermitthat toOCcur.forgotten 01"igriored. Itistruethatwehaveaverylcngage.lda, andeachyearitseemstogrow longer. SO..oftheproblems evenappearincapable ofresolution.Perhaps thisls because inSOIleinstances inthepast, SOllle11Iellbers oftheinternational collltllunity wereunawareofwhatwallhappening inotherpartsoftheworld. Otherssimply chosetoexcuseorignorethetypeofabusewhichisnowoccurring inEastTilllOr. Thecolonial historieB ofBastTi.or andWestPapuaweredifferent. The political clll11lteatthetimethateachwasannexed wasalsodifferent, aswerethe usforget, andnotbycallin~ m:naaes,butbypermitti~g thoseMelanesian people todecidefreelyforthe_elves whotheyareandwhattheywanttobe. We8O..timeslookatwhattheearthpossesses andwonder whygreedandavarice driveSOlle118ntotreatothersassub-humans. Whatisitthatdrivessometofear anddespise othersbecause theylookdifferent, sounddifferent, ormaintain dUferent religious orpolitical beliefs? AllOIlerourglebethisseemstobetheAP/jcl socialconditions thatexisted ineaChcountry. However, hadenoughvoicesbeen raisedwhenWestPapua's peopleweredeniedtherighttomaketheirownchoice, perhaps therightsofBastTiller's peoplewouldnothavebeentrampled upon. Bynew, ll~iJstpeoplehaveforgotten whathappened inWestPapua.Itspeople havenot.Everydayweinthatregionareo~":selves reminded bythem.Indonesia wishes wewouldforget. We':Iishthatwecould. However, onlyIndonesia canmakeAP/jcl A/40/PV.28 53':'55 (FatherLini,Van·uatu) Longafterothersocieties h~veCODeto,gripswiththe~r ownr~cial contradictions, SOuthAfricacontinuee tobelieve thateveryman,wa.anandchild should bejudgedbythecalorofhisorherskin.Longafterothersocieties have realized thatitisnotevenintheirbesteconomic interests tomaintain such.. .... outdated notions SouthAfricacontinues, whenitcomestoracialattitudes, tolive noteveninthe19thcentury, butinthe18thcentury. FortyyearsafterthedeathofAdolfBiUerandthede_iseofhisbrandof fascism, hisheirsexercise StatepowerinPretoria andmasquerade asarespectable Government. Whydowetolerate this?BowcananyonecallthatStateafriend? WhatdothosewhocallthatGOvernment afriendhaveincolllllOnwithit?Please tell us~weshouldliketoknow.