STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEW CALEDONIA
The landing of American troops on the Free French island of New Caledonia, about 750 miles off Australia, brings to notice the strategic importance of the island. It is a large island, approximately 240 miles long and about 30 miles wide. Large areas of the island are forested and about one-tliird is farmed. Cotton, tobacco, corn, coffee, copra and tropical fruits are produced. The' island, however, is rich in manganese and produces cobalt, nichel and chromic. The capital of New Caledonia is Noumea, which has a population of over 11,000. Most of the 53,000 white population are French, but large numbers of labourers from other north Pacific islands have emigrated to the island. Dependencies of the island are the Isle' of Pines, Huon Islands, Alofi Islands, several islands of the Loyalty Group, the Wall is; Archipelago and Fortuna Islands, New Caleddnia broke with Vichy soon after the surrender of France, and its independence was guaranteed by the United States.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 3
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