Margaret Shanta Patel

• Former archivist in National Archives of Fiji.
• Also had worked as a reporter for the Fiji Times (a.k.a. "four minutes of peace" to the Marist Fathers).
• Gave us Mrs. Brown's phone number and spoke to her on our behalf.
• Had kind words to say about Verrier.
• She had a top education and is a "fair lady" (Fr. Bransfield).
• "Very knowledgeable, bright, and eccentric" (Fergus Clunie).

"Whatever goes wrong nowadays in Fiji, we blame it all on the coup."