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From Indonesia to India

Short Film (Full Length) – 1962

Both were skillled workmen before their trip to New Zealand, and their study in Auckland of new teaching methods is enabling them to pass on that skill to the young men who are their pupils.
– From the narration, on Malayan Colombo Plan students
This water is precious in a way which we [New Zealanders] find hard to understand.
– From the narration, on a dam in arid west Pakistan
The world is uncomplicated for these people. Tomorrow they will have to accept more responsibility. Today we must do our part to see that they are ready to accept it.
– The narrator, on the people of Borneo
The million and a quarter pounds that we've given to dairy projects is not merely a gift, but an investment in the future of India.
– From the narration

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