text: go before international bodies asking them to support independence for New Caledonia while FLNKS itself supports the Rocard plan~ which does not guarantee Kanak independence. International support thus found.ers in the Matignon Accords, which are harmful to New Caledonia's independence. As regards the balance-sheet of the implementation of the Matignon Accords one year later, it is high time for FLNKS to redefine its position. Before the meeting of the South Pacific Forum in Vanuatu~ we had agreed with the Government of Vanuatu to work together to find a new strategy, but FLNKS, too involved in the provincial institutions, did everything possible to avoid a joint meeting that would enable us to establish a plan for unity and independence outside of the Matignon Accords, to be submitted to the twenty-first South Pacific Forum. At the end of the Forum, the question of observer status for FLNKS was brought up, but the contradiction created by FLNKS's position provided an opportunity for certain countries in the region to suggest observer status for RPCR, a signatory of the Matignon Accords, as well. We wish to reaffirm here that the Matignon Accords represent the plan of JB/15 A/Ac:109/PV.1369 50 (Mr. Uregei) French colonialism~ and thus it is urgent that FLNKS should present to international opinion its plan for unity and independence in order to make interriationa1 s:i,ipport more effective and to justify its position, which for the present remains contradictory and favourable to the maintenance of colonialism~ BCT/cw A/AC.109/PV.1369 51 (Mr~ Uregei) In France, within the Socialist Party itself, the consensus policy·of Michel Rocard, the promoter of the Matignon Agreement, is being contested more and more in his own camp, and it cannot be ruled out that Prime Minister Rocard will abandon his own plan before 1998. Since we have been coming before the Special Committee and before the Fourth 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a political issue related to New Caledonia's independence and its relationship with France. The author seems to be criticizing the Matignon Accords and advocating for a different path towards independence. The text also mentions the FLNKS organization and its position on the issue. Given the political nature of the text, it is likely that it falls under a category related to international relations or politics.