1973 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

2nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Canada 2–10 August 1973 Mont-Tremblant Ottawa 33 (of 33 members) Heads of State or Government 24 Pierre Trudeau(Prime Minister) 1971 1975 Commonwealth Youth Programme Nuclear weapons testing RhodesiaInternational tradeEuropean Economic Community relations with the developing world thumb|Canadian postage stamp commemorating the 1973 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting The 1973 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, officially known as the II Commonwealth Heads Meeting, and commonly known as Ottawa 1973, was the second Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held from 2 to 10 August 1973 in Ottawa, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It was the first meeting to be attended by the Head of the Commonwealth Elizabeth II. The summit issued a statement on nuclear weapon tests that affirmed "the unfailing support of Commonwealth governments for the international Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water. It appeals, furthermore, to the international community for a total ban on nuclear weapon tests in any environment."http://www.commonwealthofnations.org/commonwealth/commonwealth-heads-of-government-meetings/statements-and-declarations Statements and Declarations Commonwealth Network 20 Jan 2016 Other topics included changing relationships among United States, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, regional security, disarmament, the situation in the Middle East and South East Asia (i.e., the Vietnam War), the proposed creation of a peace zone in the Indian Ocean and the situation in Southern Africa and in particular Rhodesia's white minority ruled government. Also discussed were the desirability of a worldwide expansion of trade through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and negotiations between the European Economic Community and developing countries.The Commonwealth at the Summit: Communiqués of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1944-1986, issued by the Commonwealth Secretariat, 1987. Besides the policy topics discussed, the conference saw a number of incidental, but lasting, innovations that helped define the work of the Commonwealth. The leaders held a private session in Mont-Tremblant, beginning the tradition of the 'retreat', whereby, in addition to the executive sessions, the heads of government leave the host city, taking only their spouses and one advisor each, to be isolated from outside influences and to discuss on less formal terms.Ingram Derek Derek Ingram (journalist) October 2007 Twenty Commonwealth steps from Singapore to Kampala The Round Table 96 392 555–563 10.1080/00358530701625877 154737836 The Commonwealth flag emerged from pennants that were designed to be displayed on the leaders' cars in Ottawa. Designed by Trudeau and Commonwealth Secretary-General Arnold Smith (a fellow Canadian), the flag was officially adopted three years later, on 26 March 1976.http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cwn.html Commonwealth of Nations Dean Thomas 2008-01-14 2004-03-31 Flags of the World The Royal Commonwealth Society petitioned the conference to discuss creating a uniformly-observed Commonwealth Day, which would eventually be discussed, at the proposal of the Canadian delegation, at the 1975 Meeting, and the Canadian proposals adopted.Jour du Commonwealth http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/commonwealth-eng.cfm Department of Canadian Heritage 2009-06-28 Queen Elizabeth did not attend the first conference in 1971, and was advised against attending the 1973 conference by British prime minister Edward Heath.27 December 2013 Only the Queen understands the true value of the Commonwealth https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10539479/Only-the-Queen-understands-the-true-value-of-the-Commonwealth.html Daily Telegraph Elizabeth II did attend the 1973 conference on the advice of Prime Minister Trudeau. She would attend all subsequent meetings until absenting herself in 2013 when she began to refrain from long distance travel. This was the first meeting in which the Bahamas and Bangladesh participated. Participants The following nations were represented:https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/download/886/886/7465?inline=1 Commonwealth Library MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS, 1973 - FINAL COMMUNIQUE Nation Name Position Canada Pierre Trudeau (Chairman) Prime Minister Australia Gough Whitlam Prime Minister Bahamas Lynden Pindling Prime Minister Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Prime Minister Barbados Errol Barrow Prime Minister Botswana Sir Seretse Khama President Cyprus Ioannis Christophides Minister of Foreign Affairs Fiji Sir Kamisese Mara Prime Minister The Gambia Assan Musa Camara Vice President Ghana Napoleon Ashley-Lassen Member of the National Redemption Council and Chief of Defence Staff Guyana Forbes Burnham Prime Minister India Swaran Singh Minister of External Affairs Jamaica Michael Manley Prime Minister Kenya Daniel arap Moi Vice President Lesotho 1966 Leabua Jonathan Prime Minister Malawi John Msonthi Minister of Education Malaysia Abdul Razak Hussein Prime Minister Malta Dom Mintoff Prime Minister Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Prime Minister New Zealand Norman Kirk Prime Minister Nigeria Yakubu Gowon Head of the Federal Military Government and Commander-in-Chief Sierra Leone Siaka Stevens President Sri Lanka Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Prime Minister Swaziland Makhosini Dlamini Prime Minister Tanzania Julius Nyerere President Tonga Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Prime Minister Trinidad and Tobago Francis Prevatt Minister of Petroleum and Mines Uganda Paul Etiang Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs United Kingdom Edward Heath Prime Minister Western Samoa Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II Prime Minister Zambia Mainza Chona Vice-President Footnotes Category:1973 conferences Category:1973 in Quebec Category:1973 in Ontario Category:1973 in international relations Category:1973 in politics Category:August 1973 in Canada Category:1970s diplomatic conferences Category:1970s in Ottawa Category:Canada and the Commonwealth of Nations 1973 Category:Diplomatic conferences in Canada Category:Royal tours of Canada