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| 7th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United Kingdom |
| Dates | 31 January–9 February 1955 |
| Cities | London |
| Participants | 9 |
| Heads of Government | 8 |
| Chair | SirWinston Churchill (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1953 |
| Precedes | 1956 |
| Key points | |
First Taiwan Strait Crisis,SEATO, international and regional security, trade and development,Pound sterling area | |
The1955 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the seventhMeeting of theHeads of Government of theCommonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in January 1955 and was hosted by that country'sPrime Minister, SirWinston Churchill.
A sense of international crisis loomed over the conference which occurred during which theFirst Taiwan Strait Crisis as were other international developments such as the sudden resignation ofSovietPremierGeorgy Malenkov and the fall of French prime ministerPierre Mendès France, all of which were discussed.[1]Atomic energy for peaceful purposes, disarmament, and trade and economic development in theSterling area, and regional defence were also discussed, in particular the defence of South East Asia, the formation ofSEATO and in particular the ongoinginsurgency inMalaya.[1]
Pakistan informed the meeting that it was to become a republic and the meeting affirmed that Pakistan would be welcome to remain in the Commonwealth.[2]
