N.Z. Accused By Indonesia At U.N.

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30631, 23 December 1964, Page 14

N.Z. Accused By Indonesia At U.N.

(X.Z.P A.- Reuter —Copy right)

NEW YORK, December 22.

Indonesia’s chief delegate, Mr Lambertus N. Palar, said in the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that New Zealand showed its “true colours” when it sent troops to aid Malaysia.

Mr Palar was replying tc i statement made on Fridaj >y Mr Frank Corner, chief ielegate of New Zealand, ant dr Radhakrishna Ramani Malaysia’s chief delegate. He charged that the Nev Zealand and Malaysian dele ?ates glossed over the politi ad side of the dispute be tween Malaysia and Indonesia Mr Palar said that at thi United Nations conference 01 trade and development ii Geneva last spring. New Zea land wavered between it “needs as a developing country” and its obligations as a member of the British Commonwealth. At the conference, New Zealand “showed her true colours by following the Colonialists against the developing countries.” “Hostile Art” With her aid to Malaysia, “she has also shown her true colours in the political field,” he said. Mr Palar said: “It is good to know who are our friends in the struggle against colonialism and neo-colonialism.” He said that British, New Zealand and Australian troops in Malaysia were “an act of hostility” against Indonesia. Demands for removal of Indonesian “volunteers” from Malaysia was to put “the cart before the horse” in the confrontation, he said, contending that if the political questions could be settled, the military questions would dis appear. “Now that Indonesia it strong enough to strike bad at incursions against her,” Mr Palar said, “New Ze land sounds the alarm anti even sends troops.” “Encirclement” Charged He charged that Malaysia was a British design to domin ate the area. He said Britisl bases in Singapore and Norti Borneo, with bases in Nev Zealand and Australia, “post a threat of encirclement to In donesia.” Indonesia, he said, onlj would acept a Malaysia tha had the approval of tht people. Malaysia’s Ambassador, Mi Radhakrishna Ramani, exer cising his right of reply, said i “It is quite impossible ti make one see who will no see, one hear who will no hear.” He said it was the sovereigi

right of any country “to enter into defence of her own territory, and that is all that Malaysia has done.” Mr Corner, in another exercise of rights of reply, said Mr Palar’s statements were “vicious.” He said the 1000 New Zealand troops now in Malaysia were in Malaysia to help a small Commonwealth ally of New Zealand. He said Indonesia had acted in a “particularly bullying fashion” towards Malaysia.