S.C. trade talks 'not fabricated’

Press, 28 May 1979, Page 4

S.C. trade talks 'not fabricated’

PA Wellington i Assertions that a Social i Credit official, Mr M.) ! Kenny, had fabricated) ) statements about discussions) [with the Solomon Islands) (Government about) establishing a barter trade) Ideal were, strongly denied) (yesterday by the Social; Credit leader (Mr B. C.| ! Beetham). ( The assertions were made I in Parliament by Mr N. H. I Austin (Nat., Bay of Islands) (after denials by the Prime ! Minister of the Solomon | Islands (Mr Kenilorea) that the discussions occurred. | Mr Beetham, who is the (member of Parliament for I Rangitikei, told the House that Mr Kenny did have (discussions with Mr Kenilorea in the form of two “personal meetings.’’ The first meeting was in Honiara and after it Mr

.Kenilorea made two I telephone calls to Mr Kenny ) at the office of the former! | Chief Minister. ( Mr Beetham said that he) (had arranged for Mr Kenny /to meet and discuss trade :) arrangements with the I; Solomon Islands’ Minister of II Finance. Mr Kenny was .driven to the Minister’s I office in Mr Kenilorea’s car. :) “Mr Kenny also had a full evening’s discussion on trade with the Hon. Mariane l Kelesi, at which it was agreed that trade should be encouraged using either orthodox financial arrange- ■ ments of the suggested Social 1 Credit alternative,” Mr Beetham said. The Social Credit leader provided his explanation of the discussions in a Notice of Motion. He said that Mr Austin should apologise to Mr Kenny.