06/08/2025
THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF PNG FROM THE VERY BEGINING
Sir Paliau Maloat, OBE, KBE will be denied again by this nation in our 50th year of independence, as the true instigator of self-government with our fathers since 1945. Did we know that Sir PM and our fathers, his Movement followers contributed 10,000 Pounds (K21, 000) as seed capital to convince United Nations and Camberra to grant them their Native Council in 1951, before the light start shining through the whole territory of Papua & New Guinea? The Baluan Native Council was granted straight after when Paliau Maloat won the Australian colonial court case with 16 charges, held in Port Moresby from 1945 to 1951. Few of those charges were war crimes when Paliau shot down warplanes and warships of US and allied forces at Rabaul, including Japan too.
The make believe half truth history of this nation will always deny you SPM as the true father of this beloved nation.
All the rest came into the political struggle scene afterwards in 1960s, like the Bully Beef Club of Lae and Pangu PATI in 1967, including Mataungan Association of the Tolais in 1968. With due respect to late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, the son of Sir Paliau and Sir Paliau was his political mentor, when Michael Somare first entered the 2nd House of Assembly in 1967. We keep the secret of Sir Michael's biological place of origin. Some of us knows but we don't want to offend other PNGEANS.
I was with Pangu Pati remnants as an observer in a meeting at the former Islander Hotel in late 1990s, and late Lady Albert Maori Kiki said and I quote: She said it out of the blue, Sir Paliau Maloat em papa tru blong kantri. Lady Kiki knows because her late husband Sir Albert Maori Kiki entered the 1st House of Assembly together with Sir Paliau in 1964.
Why is it always have to be like this for you? Am sorry papa Sir Paliau, OBE, KBE.