Published monthly by the

American Association for International Conciliation.

Entered as second-class matter at Greenwich, Conn.,
Post office, July 3, 1920, under Act of August 24, 1912.

PRESENT PROBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF BRITISH NATIONS

CONFERENCE OF PRIME MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE DOMINIONS AND INDIA,
HELD IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, 1921

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STATEMENT BY MR. CHURCHILL ON THE COLONIES, ETC.

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CONFERENCE OF PRIME MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE DOMINIONS, AND INDIA, HELD IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, 1921

SUMMARY OF THE TRANSACTIONS

I. PRELIMINARY NOTE

THE proceedings of the Conference of Prime Ministers and Representatives of the United Kingdom, the Dominions, and India, opened at 10, Downing Street, on 20th June, 1921, and were continued until 5th August. During that period thirtyfour plenary meetings took place, which were normally attended by the following:

Great Britain

The Right Hon. D. Lloyd George, Prime Minister.
The Right Hon. A. Chamberlain, Lord Privy Seal.

The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, Lord President of the Council.

The Most Hon. The Marquess Curzon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

The Right Hon. W. S. Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Canada

The Right Hon. A. Meighen, Prime Minister.

The Hon. C. C. Ballantyne, Minister of Naval Service.

Australia

The Right Hon. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister.

New Zealand

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister.