COMPILED HIS OWN PASSPORT

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 111, 4 February 1941, Page 6

COMPILED HIS OWN PASSPORT

Captain Of Te Rapunga Dominion Special Service. NAPIER, February 3. Having thrown overboard his nationality papers and claiming that he has no nationality, Captain George Dibberu, of the yacht. Te Rapunga, which arrived at Napier a week ago after sailing the Pacific from Honolulu, says that he has compiled his own passport, the wording of which is as follows: — “I, George John Dibberu, through long years in different countries and sincere friendships with many people in many lands, feel my place to be outside of nationality, a citizen of the world and a friend of all peoples. I recognize the divine origin of all nations and therefore their vafHe in being as they are, respect their laws, and feel my existence solely as a bridge of goodfellowship between them. This is whj», on my own ship, I fly my own flag, why I have my own passport, and so place myself without other protection under the goodwill of the world.” The passport bears Captain Dibbern’s photograph and a reproduction of his own flag, in addition to the following other details: “Born, March 26, ’B9; town, Kiel; country, Germany; profession, writer: eyes, blue; hair, grey; height, sft. 9in.; weight, 1401 b.”