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According to the author, in Indonesia Islam is ever-present, but it plays little role in political affairs. The two post-independence Indonesian governments, under Sukarno and Suharto, have deliberately tried to exclude Islamic influence from both domestic politics and foreign affairs. He examines the role of Islam in this country and how the government's domestic policy toward Islam is reflected in its foreign policy. (DÜI-Sen)

This paper outlines the new and active Soviet efforts in the South Pacific. These include better informed and smoother diplomats, cultural exchanges, trade missions, and the projecting of an image of a peace-loving nation with no military forces in the area and a strong anti-nuclear position. How much effect this campaign will have on the peoples of the area is not clear though some of the elites, i.e., teachers, union leaders, and church leaders seem to espouse at least part of the anti-Western position. (International Political Science Association)