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1962 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The 1962 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference[1] was the 12th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in September 1962,[2] and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan.
| 12th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| Dates | 10–19 September 1962 |
| Cities | London |
| Participants | 16 |
| Chair | Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1961 |
| Precedes | 1964 |
| Key points | |
British negotiations to enter EEC and impact on Commonwealth trade, | |
This meeting saw the expansion of the Commonwealth to include several newly sovereign countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
The main topic of discussion was the British governments negotiations to join the European Economic Community and concerns by Commonwealth nations of the impact of such a move on trade between Britain and the Commonwealth.
Participants edit
| Nation | Name | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Harold Macmillan | Prime Minister (Chairman) |
| Australia | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister |
| Canada | John Diefenbaker | Prime Minister |
| Ceylon | S.P.C. Fernando | Justice Minister |
| Cyprus | Archbishop Makarios III | President |
| Ghana | F.K.D. Goka | Finance Minister |
| India | Jawaharlal Nehru | Prime Minister |
| Jamaica | Sir Alexander Bustamante | Prime Minister |
| Malaya | Abdul Razak Hussein | Deputy Prime Minister |
| New Zealand | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister |
| Nigeria | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | Prime Minister |
| Pakistan | Ayub Khan | President |
| Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Sir Roy Welensky | Prime Minister |
| Sierra Leone | Sir Milton Margai | Prime Minister |
| Tanganyika | Rashidi Kawawa | Prime Minister |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Eric Williams | Prime Minister |