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Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 6. April 4 1977

[Introduction]

Mr Muldoon told the large gathering that his knowledge of East Timor—where it has been claimed Indonesian troops are involved in genocide—was based on newspaper reports. He said he had not received any reports from his officials on the situation there and could not therefore comment "I haven't followed the latest developments." Mr Muldoon said.

Mr Muldoon told the large gathering that his knowledge of East Timor—where it has been claimed Indonesian troops are involved in genocide—was based on newspaper reports. He said he had not received any reports from his officials on the situation there and could not therefore comment "I haven't followed the latest developments." Mr Muldoon said.

This quote appeared in the Evening Post on the 19th of March this year.

New Zealand's foreign policy is indeed in an alarming state when our Prime Minister shamelessly admits to being too ill-informed to comment on an act of invasion so close to home. One should question the morality of a government which has a stance on Uganda, on the other side of the globe, yet none on East Timor, only 400 miles from Darwin. What is happening political parties emerged, each with a diff-conveniently knows very little about?