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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 8. 1966.

Stop Press

Stop Press

Films on the French bomb tests, introduced by M. Guyomard, will be shown on July 12.

The films are official reports prepared by the French Government on various aspects of the tests, M. Guyomard, a specialist on the bomb, has recently arrived from France for public relations purposes. There are two films, the main one in English.

But the issue is far from closed. Recent developments include:

• The appointment of a Government commission of inquiry.

• Auckland students' association decision to say nothing further until the commission meets.

• Rumours from Auckland that deans of other faculties had also encountered security police activities.

• The unprecedented appearance at a public questioning of the security service head. Brigadier H. E. Gilbert.

• Fears expressed by Auckland students that the commission of inquiry will make a scapegoat of certain Auckland staff members.

Auckland president Dick Wood recently reiterated his stand for Salient. Even at this stage he was beginning to restrict his statements.

"I cannot now, nor will I name students involved because of a genuine fear of repercussions, he said.

Auckland students' association has since ceased to make any statements at all.

"I made it quite clear that Godfrey had been active on campus, that he had inhibited discussion within his class, had recruited students, and through his ineptitude created suspicion," Mr. Wood said.

"Providing you accept this, then academic freedom has clearly been endangered.

"Our administration obviously agreed with us or they wouldn't have taken the action they did. The Association of University Teachers also supported us.

The Auckland Student Christian Movement—which Mr. Shand criticised for not supporting Mr. Godfrey—has declared their support for the students' association, as has the university branch of the National Party.

Meanwhile, the Security Service has launched a belated counter-offensive of publicity.

Its head, Brigadier H. E. Gilbert, won plaudits for his television appearance.

And details of the service's pursuit of one Russian spy were released to the papers.