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| 14th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| Dates | 17–25 June 1965 |
| Cities | London |
| Participants | 21 |
| Chair | Harold Wilson (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1964 |
| Precedes | January 1966 |
| Key points | |
Commonwealth peace initiative to Vietnam, race relations, Rhodesia, South Africa, Cyprus,Commonwealth Secretariat | |
The1965 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the 14thMeeting of theHeads of Government of theCommonwealth of Nations. It was held in theUnited Kingdom in June 1965, and was hosted by that country'sPrime Minister,Harold Wilson.
The Conference approved Prime Minister Wilson's proposal for a Commonwealth peace mission to Vietnam; Wilson subsequently shelved the initiative. The body also approved the creation of the Commonwealth Secretariat proposed at the previous summit and appoints CanadianArnold Smith as the firstCommonwealth Secretary-General. The meeting also discussed the crisis in Rhodesia, relations with South Africa and Portuguese colonies in Africa, and opposition by Asian and African Commonwealth countries to British, Australian and New Zealand's support for American intervention in the Vietnam War. The Commonwealth reaffirmed its declaration that all Commonwealth states should work for societies based on racial equality.[1]
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