1951 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The 1951 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the British Commonwealth. It was held in the United Kingdom in January 1951, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
5th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
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Dates | 2–12 January 1951 |
Cities | London |
Participants | 9 |
Chair | Clement Attlee (Prime Minister) |
Follows | 1949 |
Precedes | 1952 |
Key points | |
The principal topic of the conference was the Korean War with the summit issuing a declaration, proposed by Australian prime minister Robert Menzies, stating that the Commonwealth prime ministers "would welcome any feasible arrangement for a frank exchange of views with Stalin and Mao Tse-tung."[1] The Commonwealth leaders also called for peace treaty negotiations with Japan to be concluded as soon as possible (see Treaty of San Francisco).[1]
Participants
Nation | Name | Portfolio |
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Clement Attlee | Prime Minister (Chairman) |
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Robert Menzies | Prime Minister |
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Louis St. Laurent | Prime Minister |
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Don Stephen Senanayake | Prime Minister |
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Jawaharlal Nehru | Prime Minister |
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Sidney Holland | Prime Minister |
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Liaquat Ali Khan | Prime Minister |
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Sir Godfrey Huggins | Prime Minister |
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Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges | Minister of the Interior |
References
- "14 Jan 1951 - 10-Day Commonwealth Conference Ends PRIME MINISTERS URGE BIG FOUR PEACE TALKS - Trove". Nla.gov.au. 1951-01-14. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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