Auckland University students' so - called "spy-hunt" has bubbled over into a national storm involving security, students and university staff.

Among new developments:

• Auckland security employee Mr. D. Godfrey has withdrawn from university and refused private tuition. His family has become a target for hate mail and anonymous phone callers.

• Former Wellington security employee Mr. P. Quennell is demanding an apology and retraction from the Sunday News for suggesting that he spied on students when he did not do so.

• Victoria student president Chris Robertson has categorically denied suggestions that Victoria intends to conduct a "spy hunt."

• Auckland student president Mr. D. Wood has alleged police brutality against student demonstrators.

• Auckland Labour MP Mr. R. J. Tlzard brought the matter into the political arena, and provoked an emotional outburst from National Government Minister of Labour Tom Shand.

• Auckland university political science staff have bitterly challenged Mr. Shand's allegations, but face counter-suggestions that they actively assisted the student attack.

• A strong suggestion that a senior students' association president is about to publicly attack Mr. Wood.

The Sunday News is currently faced with a demand from Mr. Quennell for an apology and retraction. Last Sunday's issue featured a front-page re-write, headed "I was a spy—second agent's confession," of Salient's article last issue.

Although eight days had elapsed from the publication of this information, neither Mr. Quennell nor Salient was contacted by the Sunday News.

Yet it distorted the Salient article in several ways, the most serious being the suggestion that Mr. Quennell had spied on Victoria students.

Well astray

This was In face of Mr. Quennell's statement that "Nothing I ever did had the least connection with any university

Vuwsa president Chris Robertson has categorically denied suggestions that Victoria students plan a "spy hunt."

Informed sources told Salient that Mr. Robertson has been investigating the precise facts of the Auckland situation.

He, and other New Zealand student presidents, are known to be extremely annoyed at the Auckland association's failure to send out information.

To get one of Mr. Wood's press releases, it has been necessary to buy the Communist People's Voice."

This release alleged police brutality against demonstrating students.

But NZSPA (Auckland) has kept student papers informed.

Demonstration

When Mr. Godfrey arrived for his first lecture of the term in Political Studies III, a group of about 50 students, backed by the students' association, were waiting. Two NZSPA reporters were eyewitnesses at the scene.

The students sang, played guitars and called for Mr. Godfrey's expulsion. Lecturer Bill Mandle took the class of three up to his study, but the demonstrators followed them up to the landing.

Mr. Mandle called the police to remove the students. The police request to. vacate the building was refused and when a second group of police arrived. they proceeded to eject the students bodily.

Richard Northey, son of Auckland's law professor, was hauled feet first down the stairs, NZSPA reported. He was then pulled to his feet by a constaple and thrown on a concrete path.

Mr. Wood challenged the constable: "How dare you! I've never seen police treat people in such a manner."

"Well, you have now, mate," was the reply.

Mr. Mandle asked the police to hold off until the head of the department (Professor R. M. Chapman) arrived. Professor Chapman spoke to the students privately. telling them any resistance would make the scene uglier.

"We have made our point," he added.

The next day the student executive drafted a letter to Mr. Maidment asking him clarify the status of Mr. Godfrey and asking what attitude

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