Foreign Correspondent West Irian, Indonesia
A look at international issues, with the pick of overseas current affairs programmes.
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1There is conflict in the West Irian state of Indonesia, over transmigration and resources, which has caused refugees fleeing the Indonesian military to flood into Papua New Guinea. The ABC Four Corners programme sent a team to the West Irian border with Papua New Guinea to talk to the rebel leader from the Free Papua movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) which is dedicated to freeing Papua from Indonesia. This upset the Papua New Guineans who complained with the result that the ABC dropped the interview. This has blown up unto a major row in Australia, so the story has now gone to air uncut.
Reporters
- Alan Hogan (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
- voxpop (Voxpop)
- Father John Curtis (Catholic Priest)
- Sean Dorney (ABC Representative, Port Moresby)
- Michael Somare (Papua New Guinea Prime Minister)
- General James Nyaro ((Organisasi Papua Merdeka)
- Iambakey Okuk (Papua New Gunea, Leader of the Opposition)
- Unidentifed Poloice Officer (Papua New Guinea)
- Unidentified Soldier (West Irian)
- General Ted Diro (Former Commander, PNG Defence Force)
- Tom Iruo (Former Lecturer, Jayapura University)
Locations
- West Irian, Indonesia, undefined
- Papua, Indonesia, undefined
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (National Capital)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Foreign Correspondent
Secondary Title
- West Irian, Indonesia
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 26 May 1984
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- A look at international issues, with the pick of overseas current affairs programmes.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Archive of Maori and Pacific Media
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Hosts
- Kevin Ramshaw (Host)
Reporters
- Alan Hogan (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
- Father John Curtis (Catholic Priest)
- General James Nyaro ((Organisasi Papua Merdeka)
- General Ted Diro (Former Commander, PNG Defence Force)
- Iambakey Okuk (Papua New Gunea, Leader of the Opposition)
- Michael Somare (Papua New Guinea Prime Minister)
- Sean Dorney (ABC Representative, Port Moresby)
- Tom Iruo (Former Lecturer, Jayapura University)
- Unidentifed Poloice Officer (Papua New Guinea)
- Unidentified Soldier (West Irian)
- voxpop (Voxpop)
Locations
- West Irian, Indonesia, undefined
- Papua, Indonesia, undefined
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (National Capital)