N.Z. Armed Forces offered to U.N.
By TOM BRIDGMAN NZPA New York New Zealand yesterday ottered the United Nations greater use of its Armed Forces for peacekeeping work. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Marshall, announced in an address to the United Nations General Assembly that New Zealand had decided to tell the U.N. SecretaryGeneral “of our willingess to expand our practical contribution” to United Nations peace-keeping. “In future we anticipate giving favourable consideration for requests from the Secretary-General for further involvement of New Zealand forces in U.N. peace-keeping. "In our case, that would probably, for example, take the form of specialist teams from the New Zea-
land Armed Forces,” he said. New Zealand provides personnel for the United Nations truce supervision organisation and contributes financially to its disengagement observer force and the interim force in Lebanon. Mr Marshall said the reason for making the extra commitment was to demonstrate active, practical support for the United 'Nations role of strengthening and monitoring international peace and security. In a later interview, Mr Marshall said the United Nations had welcomed the New Zealand offer. It was envisaged that small units specialising in transport or communications might be involved. New Zealand did not recognise Colonel Sitiveni
Rabuka’s “self-declared republic” in Fiji, said Mr Marshall. It had, since the first coup in May, steadfastly supported the efforts of Fiji’s Governor-General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, to return the country to parliamentary rule. New Zealand appealed to France to resume contact with ail political groups in New Caledonia. French policies toward the territory served to exacerbate divisions within it “and appear likely to frustrate movement towards independence,” said Mr Marshall. Mr Marshall said French policy took insuffcient account of longterm interests and increased the prospect of more confrontation and division in New Caledonia.
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