A Time BomB Lies Buried Fiji’s road to independence, 1960-1970 A Time BomB Lies Buried Fiji’s road to independence, 1960-1970 Brij V. Lal State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Monograph, No. 1 Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email:
[email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/time_bomb_citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Lal, Brij V. Title: A time bomb lies buried : Fiji’s road to independence, 1960-1970 / author, Brij V. Lal. Publisher: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781921313608 (pbk.) 9781921313615 (web) Series: Studies in state and society in the Pacific Subjects: Fiji--History--Autonomy and independence movements Fiji--Politics and government--20th century. Fiji--History--20th century. Dewey Number: 996.11 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. This book has been published on the recommendation of the Pacific Editorial Board, which is convened by the Pacific Centre. Cover design by ANU E Press Printed by University Printing Services, ANU This edition © 2008 ANU E Press Table of Contents Acknowledgment vii About the Author ix 1. Introduction 1 2. Paramountcy, Parity, Privilege 9 3. Amery and the Aftermath 25 4. The 1965 Constitutional Conference 49 5. Towards Independence 67 Afterword 83 Appendix 1. Policy in Fiji (Nov. 1960) 91 Leg.