Zealand over the annual naval exercises of the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand and the United States) L the Pacific is a major boost for the peace moveent world wide. allow the USS Buchanan to use its port facilities is a roduct of the in the region.
rithdrawal from the exercises and the military and economic sanctions, is an indication of of similar developments elsewhere.
designed strengthen hand of «overnments WICE ander pressure from the •t-nucical shile at the same time forong them to take a tirmer role in defence OI their alliances with the US Ine ANLUS ras established in 1951, in *re wake or me viciory ul the Chinese revolution, the Korean Its primary axis was conta millical of the Chinese revolution.
This is not the major consideration today. The Beijing regime is firmly committed to establishing Chited States and with the relations with the capitalist powers the region. The recent agree with over Hong Kong demonstrates be lengths to which China • prepared to go in pursui of this policy, which is ax against the Soviet The refusal by New Zealand to pressure of the anti-nuclear moveThe American reaction, threat of e seriousness with which America takes the threat failure to out this vall y pledge has led phenomenal growth of the Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) in Australia, which, although formed on v a tew months betore the elections last December, won more than seven per cent or ine vote. Ivew Zealand's stand on nuclear weapons unere ore pul Hawke under severe pressure.
He responded by writing the Zealand Prime Minister Lange demanding that New Zealand should adopt the same policy as Australia. This was done without consulting the cabinet. the ALP parliamentary caucus, and provoked strong opposition ALP and in the trade unions. As has There is a strong movement against the docking of nuclear-armed ships in Japan. example is therefore an exdanecrous one.
ing militaristion of the militarisation the Pacific. In the Philippines there is a growing movement of opposition to US bases, while Caledonia French plans for a huge military base there are under threat.
The US move is intended to provoke a showdown on the issue. Previous ANZUS exercises have been carried without New Zealand facilities for US warships. This is the first time in unree vears unal ene request for facilities has been pressed.
The White House threat of sanctions is aimed not lust at New Zealand. It is aimed at US allies worldwide, and expresses Reagan's concern over the anti-nuclear movement White House spokesperson Larry Speakes, stated SOMe western countries have nuciear and other move ments which seek to diminish defence allies