1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference

April 2022 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference.jpg Photoshoot during the conference 28 November–12 December 1952 London 8 Heads of Government Winston Churchill(Prime Minister) 1951 1953 Commonwealth trade, imperial preference, Sterling area, ANZUS Treaty, Royal Styles and Titles, Head of the Commonwealth The 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference was an emergency Meeting of the Heads of Government of the British Commonwealth. It was called by the British government of Sir Winston Churchill and held in the United Kingdom in December 1952 as a follow-up to a Commonwealth Finance Minister's conference held in January 1952. The conference was held in the context of British economic and military decline and the United States' surging role in the world.41392562 M. Ismail Commonwealth Economic Conference 1 January 1953 Pakistan Horizon 6 1 36–40 The principal topic of the conference was the convertibility of pound sterling into American dollars, with British concerns that non-sterling Commonwealth countries were "building up sterling balances purely for the sake of converting them into dollars". Other topics included: the future of the sterling area; and the alleviation of Commonwealth trade restrictions and imperial preference; and the domestic policies of Commonwealth countries. This discussion was necessary as the Commonwealth, with the exception of Canada, had a common pool of gold and dollar reserves.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18295232 17 Dec 1952 – COMMONWEALTH ECONOMIC PROGRESS Sterling Plans Ma.. Sydney Morning Herald 17 December 1952 Little was accomplished in the economic discussion with the final communique being described as an "agreement in platitudes". British concerns at being excluded from the ANZUS military treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States were also a topic and were addressed by a communique issued by the prime ministers supporting Britain's demand for a voice in ANZUS.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5tVgAAAAIBAJ&pg=5604,2187036&dq=prime+ministers+commonwealth+economic&hl=en Saskatoon Star-Phoenix In addition, Commonwealth prime ministers, after months of discussion on whether the newly ascended Queen Elizabeth II should have a uniform royal style and title throughout the Commonwealth or whether realms should adopt their own styles and titles, it was agreed that each member of the Commonwealth "should use for its own purposes a form of the Royal Style and Titles which suits its own particular circumstances but retains a substantial element which is common to all"https://books.google.com/books?id=YrOFei5WRRkC&pg=PA105 The Chameleon Crown 978-1-86287-629-3 Twomey Anne Anne Twomey (academic) 2006 Federation Press https://books.google.com/books?id=FhFyvhpPx8MC&pg=PA143 Majesty in Canada 978-1-55002-586-6 Coates Colin Macmillan 2006 Dundurn and agreed to pass appropriate legislation in their respective parliaments. The prime ministers also agreed to proclaim the new Queen, Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth in succession of her late father, George VI. Participants Nation Name Portfolio United Kingdom Winston Churchill Prime Minister (Chairman) Australia Robert Menzies Prime Minister Ceylon Dudley Senanayake Prime Minister India Sir Chintaman Deshmukh Finance Minister New Zealand Sidney Holland Prime Minister Pakistan Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin Prime Minister Southern Rhodesia Sir Godfrey Huggins Prime Minister South Africa 1928 South Africa Nicolaas Havenga Finance Minister https://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/8296189194/ 1952: Queen Elizabeth II stands with seven Commonwealth premiers and two finance ministers during the Economies Conference in London Flickr – Photo Sharing! 4 December 1952 References 1952 Category:Diplomatic conferences in the United Kingdom Category:1950s diplomatic conferences Category:1952 in international relations Category:1952 in London Category:United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations Category:1952 conferences Category:November 1952 in the United Kingdom Category:December 1952 in the United Kingdom Category:1950s in the City of Westminster Category:Winston Churchill Category:Robert Menzies