1953 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The 1953 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the sixth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in June 1953 on the occasion of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
| 6th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| Dates | 3–9 June 1953 |
| Cities | London |
| Participants | 9 |
| Chair | Sir Winston Churchill (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1952 |
| Precedes | 1955 |
| Key points | |
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Cold War, Korean armistice talks, Suez Canal, economic development. | |
The meeting was held prior to a Three Powers conference between Churchill, US President Dwight Eisenhower, and French Prime Minister Joseph Laniel in Bermuda, which Commonwealth leaders hoped would lead to a Four Powers summit with the Soviet Union.[1] Armistice talks to conclude the Korean War were also discussed.[2] Concerns about the security of the Suez Canal and the importance of maintaining British military installations were also discussed (see Suez War) as were the economic situation and the objectives for development and strengthening of the Pound sterling area set out at the 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference.[2]
Participants
References
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b Secretariat, Commonwealth (1 January 1987). The Commonwealth at the Summit: Communiqués of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1944-1986. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850923179.