The World - News from Aug. 14, 1985
The opposition-controlled French Senate postponed debate until next Monday on the Socialist government’s amended bill for elections to be held in New Caledonia in September. The bill had been approved by the National Assembly, where the Socialists have a majority. Opponents maintain that the bill would favor Melanesians on the Pacific island even though they do not make up a majority in the territory. The move set back the government’s timetable for ending French rule in New Caledonia, a move opposed by French whites on the islands
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