The 1955 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the seventh Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in January 1955 and was hosted by British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
A sense of international crisis loomed over the conference, which occurred during which the First Taiwan Strait Crisis, the sudden resignation of Soviet Premier Georgy Malenkov, and the fall of French prime minister Pierre Mendès France, all of which were discussed. Atomic energy for peaceful purposes, disarmament, trade and economic development in the sterling area, and regional defence were also discussed, in particular the defence of South East Asia, the formation of SEATO and the ongoing insurgency in Malaya.
Pakistan informed the meeting that it would become a republic and the meeting affirmed that Pakistan would be welcome to remain in the Commonwealth.
Participants
Nation Name Portfolio Sir Winston Churchill Prime Minister (Chairman) Robert Menzies Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister Sidney Holland Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra Prime Minister Sir Godfrey Huggins Prime Minister South Africa Charles Robberts Swart Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister
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