United Nations

Ethel Dreda Arek - 00:32:20

Interview: 
Ethel Dreda Arek
Time: 
00:32:20

Ethel Arek describes the time in 1968 that her husband was summoned by the District Commissioner David Marsh to go to a meeting to discuss joining New Guinea and Papua where John Maneke represented New Guinea and Paulus Arek represented Papua. On the agenda was Independence which Paulus thought PNG was not yet ready for.

Stephen Pokawin - 00:03:16

Interview: 
Stephen Pokawin
Time: 
00:03:16

Stephen Pokawin states that at that time in Port Moresby independence was not an issue, at UPNG most teachers were Australians, and that independence did not become an issue for him until the aftermath of the 1972 election. He remembers the visit of the United Nations mission to Manus Island in 1962 and the discussions surrounding independence.

Lawrence Titimur - 00:04:25

Interview: 
Lawrence Titimur
Time: 
00:04:25

Lawrence Titimur discusses the influence of a UN visiting mission in the mid-1960s on the independence movement. He outlines his father's involvement with the education of his large clan.

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