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Samoa at Geneva : misleading the League of Nations : a commentary on the proceedings of the Permanent Mandates Commission at its thirteenth session held at Geneva in June, 1928

Protest to League of Nations

Protest to League of Nations

To the Secretary-General, League of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. London, 2nd October, 1928.

Sir,—In reference to my recent petition to the League of Nations and to the Report of the Mandates Commission, as confirmed by the Council of the League, I desire to place on record my grave disappointment at the Findings of the Commission.

It was a matter of deep regret to me that, although present at Geneva during the sittings of the Commission, my request for an opportunity to appear before the Mandates Commission to defend my honour and personal character, and to support the petition presented by me, was refused. I feel certain that if such an opportunity had been given me, I should have been able to substantiate the points raised in my petition and to refute the statements made at the hearing by the representatives of the Mandatory; neither would the strong pronouncement against me by the Mandates Commission have been made.

I therefore ask you to kindly note my earnest protest against the Findings of the Commission, relying upon time to vindicate my character and actions in respect to the troubles in Samoa. Although an exile from Samoa, I am sending a copy of this letter to the Mandatory—the New Zealand Government.

Yours respectfully,

O. F. Nelson.