Abstract
An attack on a mission station in the Wisselmeren area of Netherlands New Guinea was reported some time ago in Practical Anthropology. This was followed by a letter from Paul A. Hopkins, in which he concluded, “I frankly have some serious question as to whether missionaries can ever appeal to law enforcement agencies for protection without setting back their work for a long time.” Now Mr. Lake, stationed in another part of New Guinea, speaks to the problem. He has had opportunity to discuss the Obano incident with people who were there.
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