King George V (front, centre) with his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference. Standing (left to right): Monroe (Newfoundland), Coates (New Zealand), Bruce (Australia), Hertzog (Union of South Africa), Cosgrave (Irish Free State). Seated: Baldwin (United Kingdom), King George V, King (Canada).
... autonomous Communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations.[2]
The declaration accepted the growing political and diplomatic independence of the Dominions in the years after World War I. It also recommended that the governors-general, the representatives of the King in each dominion, should no longer also serve automatically as the representative of the British government in diplomatic relations between the countries. In following years, high commissioners were gradually appointed, whose duties were soon recognised to be virtually identical to those of an ambassador. The first such British high commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928.
The conclusions of the Imperial Conference of 1926 were re-stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931. In the statute, the British Parliament provided that it would not enact a law which applied to a Dominion as part of the law of that Dominion, unless the law expressly stated that the Dominion government had requested and consented to the enactment of that law.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Balfour Report | United Kingdom [1926]". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^Marshall, Sir Peter (September 2001). "The Balfour Formula and the Evolution of the Commonwealth". The Round Table. 90 (361): 541–53. doi:10.1080/00358530120082823. S2CID 143421201.
^Statute of Westminster, 1931, 22 Geo. V, c. 4, s. 4.
Further readingedit
Hall, H. Duncan (1962). "The genesis of the Balfour declaration of 1926". Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies. 1 (3): 169–193. doi:10.1080/14662046208446970.
Holland, Robert F. (1981). Britain and the Commonwealth Alliance, 1918–39. Springer.
McIntyre, W. David (1999). "The strange death of dominion status". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 27 (2): 193–212. doi:10.1080/03086539908583064.
balfour, declaration, 1926, statement, support, jewish, national, home, palestine, balfour, declaration, 1917, issued, 1926, imperial, conference, british, empire, leaders, london, named, after, arthur, balfour, lord, president, council, declared, united, king. For the statement of support for a Jewish national home in Palestine see Balfour Declaration of 1917 The Balfour Declaration of 1926 issued by the 1926 Imperial Conference of British Empire leaders in London was named after Arthur Balfour who was Lord President of the Council 1 It declared the United Kingdom and the Dominions to be King George V front centre with his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference Standing left to right Monroe Newfoundland Coates New Zealand Bruce Australia Hertzog Union of South Africa Cosgrave Irish Free State Seated Baldwin United Kingdom King George V King Canada autonomous Communities within the British Empire equal in status in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations 2 The Inter Imperial Relations Committee chaired by Balfour drew up the document preparatory to its unanimous approval by the imperial prime ministers on 15 November 1926 3 It was first proposed by South African Prime Minister J B M Hertzog and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King Arthur Balfour Earl of BalfourThe declaration accepted the growing political and diplomatic independence of the Dominions in the years after World War I It also recommended that the governors general the representatives of the King in each dominion should no longer also serve automatically as the representative of the British government in diplomatic relations between the countries In following years high commissioners were gradually appointed whose duties were soon recognised to be virtually identical to those of an ambassador The first such British high commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928 The conclusions of the Imperial Conference of 1926 were re stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931 In the statute the British Parliament provided that it would not enact a law which applied to a Dominion as part of the law of that Dominion unless the law expressly stated that the Dominion government had requested and consented to the enactment of that law 4 References edit Balfour Report United Kingdom 1926 Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 1 September 2021 Clause II Marshall Sir Peter September 2001 The Balfour Formula and the Evolution of the Commonwealth The Round Table 90 361 541 53 doi 10 1080 00358530120082823 S2CID 143421201 Statute of Westminster 1931 22 Geo V c 4 s 4 Further reading editHall H Duncan 1962 The genesis of the Balfour declaration of 1926 Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies 1 3 169 193 doi 10 1080 14662046208446970 Holland Robert F 1981 Britain and the Commonwealth Alliance 1918 39 Springer McIntyre W David 1999 The strange death of dominion status The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 27 2 193 212 doi 10 1080 03086539908583064 External links editTranscript of the Declaration Portals nbsp British Empire nbsp Monarchy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balfour Declaration of 1926 amp oldid 1176964239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
