1930 Imperial Conference
| 1930 Imperial Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United Kingdom |
| Date | 1 October 1930– 14 November 1930 |
| Cities | London |
| Heads of State or Government | 8 |
| Chair | Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1926 |
| Precedes | 1932 |
| Key points | |
Imperial preference, Statute of Westminster 1931 | |
The 1930 Imperial Conference was the sixth
Background
The 1926 Imperial Conference produced the Balfour Declaration that Dominions were autonomous and not subordinate to Great Britain. The 1929 Conference on Dominion Legislation and Merchant Shipping Laws was intended to move from the Balfour Declaration's broad statement of principle to a substantive legal framework, but the Irish Free State and the Union of South Africa demanded greater practical autonomy than the other attendees would allow.[2] The 1930 Conference would instead address the issue.[3]
Historian George Woodcock argues it marks the beginning of the end of the British Empire.[4]
The Conference
The conference was hosted by King-Emperor George V, with his Prime Ministers and members of their respective cabinets:
References
Citations
Sources and further reading
- Holland, R. F. "The 1930 Imperial Conference." in Britain and the Commonwealth Alliance 1918–1939 (Palgrave Macmillan, 1981) pp. 115–126.
- JWW-B. "The Imperial Conferences of 1926-1930 and the Conduct of Foreign Policy." Bulletin of International News (1931): 3-11 online.
- Keith, Berriedale. "The Imperial Conference of 1930." Journal of Comparative Legislative and International Law 3d ser. 13 (1931): 26+.
- Woodcock, George. (1974) "1930: The Climacteric of Empire." History Today (Oct 1974), Vol. 24 Issue 10, pp 673–683 online.
- Report of the conference on the operation of dominion legislation and merchant shipping legislation 1929; presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas by the Minister for External Affairs (PDF). Official publications. Vol. P. 129. Dublin: Stationery Office. February 1930.
- "Imperial Conference, 1930. Summary of Proceedings". Journals of the House of Representatives. Session I-II, A-06, Appendix. New Zealand. 1931.