1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
| 1st Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 1 May 1944– 16 May 1944 |
| Cities |  United Kingdom |
| Heads of Government | 6 |
| Chair | Winston Churchill (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1937 Imperial Conference |
| Precedes | 1944 |
| Key points | |
Supporting the Moscow Declaration | |
The 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the first Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom, between 1–16 May 1944, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
The conference was attended by the Prime Ministers of all of the Dominions within the Commonwealth except Ireland, Prime Minister John Curtin of Australia, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King of Canada, Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand and Prime Minister Jan Smuts of South Africa also attending was Prime Minister Sir Godfrey Huggins of the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and representing India was The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and members of the Churchill War Cabinet and the High Commissioners of the Dominions.
Ireland did not participate although at the time the British Commonwealth still regarded Ireland as one of its members. Ireland had not participated in any equivalent conferences since 1932.
The British Commonwealth leaders agreed to support the Moscow Declaration and reached agreement regarding their respective roles in the overall Allied war effort.
The Conference
Military
UK Sir John Stephenson Dominions CAN Norman Robertson UK Sir Richard Hopkins Permanent Secretary to the Treasury AUS Sir Frederick Shedden Secretary, Department of Defence AUS General Sir Thomas Blamey UK Lieutenant-general Sir Hastings Ismay NZL Lieutenant-general Edward Puttick
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/empire-conference/query/Huggins http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bk8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=maharaja+of+kashmir+1944+conference+churchill+Huggins&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iT4JUfv_D8So0AXkiYDYAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=maharaja%20of%20kashmir%201944%20conference%20churchill%20Huggins&f=false http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79296&local_base=ERA01JCPML
See also
- ^ Churchill at the time was Minister of Defence and First Lord of the Treasury
- ^ Attlee was at the time Lord President of the Council
- ^ Eden was at the time Leader of the House of Commons
- ^ Morrison was at the time Minister of Home Security
- ^ Curtin was at the time Minister for Defence Coordination
- ^ Mackenzie King was at the time Secretary of State for External Affairs and President of the Privy Council
- ^ Fraser was at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Smuts was at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence
- ^ Huggins was also Minister for Native Affairs
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