| RCS/COI contains: |
| A |
Constitutional and Independence Conferences 1952-1983 |
| B |
Britain and... [material on relations with specific countries] |
| C |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visitors (incl. those attending CPA Conferences 1960-1985) |
| D |
Commonwealth Relations 1961-1986 |
| E |
Commonwealth Exhibitions 1949-1982 |
| F |
Miscellaneous Conferences 1948-1982 |
| G |
The Commonwealth Institute 1979-1987 |
| H |
Commonwealth and Overseas Students in Britain - General 1975-1985 |
| I |
Commonwealth and Overseas Students Africa 1964-1986 |
| J |
Commonwealth and Overseas Students West Indies 1975-1980 |
| K |
Commonwealth and Overseas Students Pacific 1976-1982 |
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Central Office of Information photograph collection
| Title |
Miscellaneous Conferences 1948-1982 |
| Reference |
COI/F |
| Covering Dates |
1948–1982 |
| Extent and Medium |
90 images |
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| Content and context |
This collection was compiled from three files on Commonwealth Conferences, other than meetings of heads of governments: Colonial Conferences: General; Commonwealth Conferences: General; Commonwealth Conferences: Trade, Financial, Economic. There are 90 photographs, but owing to some changes in the collection, the numbering is somewhat erratic: Nos. 35-38 and 40-42 do not exist, and there are additional photographs at 56 A-B and 62 A-E. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| India |
| Oceania |
| Australia |
| Europe |
| United Kingdom |
| RCS/COI/F contains: |
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West Indian and British Guiana Trade Delegation Press Conference. 150 x 203 mm. From left to right picture shows: - Mr. A.C Hale, Dr. C.G.D. La Corbiniere, Hon H.A. Blaize and Mr. C.P. Stephenson. |
1950–1970 |
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2
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference. 155 x 203 mm. The Duke of Edinburgh making the opening address at his study conference on the human problems of industrial communities within the Commonwealth and Empire. The ceremony was held in the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, and was attended by men and women from all parts of the Commonwealth. To the right of the Duke is the Chancellor, Lord Halifax. |
1949 |
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3
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The Africa Conference. 152 x 207 mm. Delegates from the Legislative Councils of the British African Colonies and Protectorates attended the African Conference 1948 which was held at Lancaster House, St James' London. This picture shows left to right: Rev. J.C. Faye, Mr. Maurice Jones and Mr Crowther. (Gambia). Mr. Otto I.E. During (Sierra Leone), Paramount Chief Bai Koblo of Maramoa, Mr. E.F. Small, Paramount Chief Mana Luseni of Soro. |
1948 |
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4
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The Africa Conference. Copy of COI/F/3. |
1948 |
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5
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Commonwealth Talks on Tariffs. 206 x 253 mm. Photo shows Mr Harold Wilson making the opening speech at the meeting of Commonwealth nations on tariffs. Left to right: The High Commissioner for Pakistan, Habib I. Rahintoola; Mr. Stephen Holme (2nd Sec. Overseas Trade); Mr. Harold Wilson (pres. Board of Trade); R.J. Shackle, (U.K. Adviser on Commercial Policy); and L.D. Wilgress (High Commissioner for Canada). |
31 Mar. 1949 |
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6
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Meeting of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science at Lancaster House, London. 152 x 206 mm. General view of the Meeting of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee, with Mr. Shinwell, the Minister of Defence Speaking. |
July 1950 |
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7
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Conference on the Development of South-East Asia Opens at Lancaster House, London. 150 x 205 mm. General view of the conference with Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, Minister for Economic Affairs, presiding. |
25 Sept. 1950 |
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8
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Conference of Heads of Labour Departments. 177 x 241 mm. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. T.F. Cook (3rd from right), at the opening session. On Mr. Cook's left is Mr. J.M. Martin, Assistant Under Secretary of State. |
1950–1959 |
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9
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Meeting of the Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. 185 x 241 mm. Left to right: His Excellency the Rt. Hon. W.J. Jordan (New Zealand), His Excellency Dr. A.L. Geyer (South Africa), His Excellency the Hon. E.J. Harrison, M.P. (Australia), the Rt. Hon. Lord Ogmore, (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State), His Excellency Mr. L.D. Wilgress (Canada), His Excellency the Hon. E.A.P. Wijeyeratne (Ceylon), His Excellency Mr. Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (Pakistan), the Rt. Hon. P.C. Gordon-Walker, M.P. (Secretary of State). The High Commissioner for India was not present owing to his absence in India. |
Mar. 1951 |
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10
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90 Distinguished Visitors to Festival of Britain. 193 x 241 mm. The Prime Minister Clement Atlee addressing the delegates at Church House. The Secretary of State for the Colonies is seen on the Prime Minister's right. |
July 1951 |
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11
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Raw Materials Conference. 154 x 203 mm. This picture shows the Commonwealth Ministers at No. 10 Downing Street. Front row, left to right: Mr. E.A.P. Wijeyeratne, (Ceylon), Mr. H.K. Mahtab, (India), Mr. C.M. Bowden, (New Zealand), Mr. C.D. Howe, (Canada), Mr. Attlee, Mr. J. Mcewen, (Australia), Mr. E.H. Louw, (South Africa), Mr. Chaudhri Nazir Almed Khan, (Pakistan), and Mr. W.A.E. Winterton, (Southern Rhodesia). Standing are left to right: Mr. J. Edwards, Mr. J. Dugdale, Sir Hartley Shawcross, Mr. Richard Stokes, Mr. G.R. Strauss and Lord Lucan. |
26 Sept. 1951 |
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12
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Conference of Commonwealth Auditors-General. 155 x 191 mm. The delegates who attended the Conference were: Mr. R. Waston Sellar, and Mr. G.A. Morrison, Canada; Mr. J. Brophy and Mr. E.M.K. Lynch, Australia; Mr. R.P. Plewman and Mr. C.A. Van de Ven, South Africa; Mr. V. Narahari Rao, Mr. Shiv Naubh Singh and Mr. E.V. Srinivason, India; Mr. Ghulam Abbas, Pakistan; Mr. G. Allen Smith, Ceylon; Major C.H. Bowen Davies, Southern Rhodesia; and Sir Frank Tribe, and Mr. J.O. Teare of the United Kingdom. This picture shows a general view of the conference room and the delegates. |
1950–1954 |
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13
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Meeting of Commonwealth Finance Ministers in London. 203 x 256 mm. This picture shows the Ministers at the Treasury where the meeting took place. Left to right are: The Hon. J.R. Jayawardene (Ceylon), The Hon. Chaudri Mohammed Ali C.I.E., .O.B.E., (Pakistan), The Rt. Hon J. Maynard Sinclair, D.L., M.P., (Northern Ireland), His Excellency Mr. V.K. Krishna Menon, (India), the Rt. Hon. S.G. Holland (New Zealand), the Rt. Hon. R.A. Butler, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Fadden, K.C.M.G., (Australia), the Hon. D.C. Abbott (Canada), the Hon. E.C.F. Whitehead, C.M.G., O.B.E., (Southern Rhodesia), and the Hon. N.C. Havenga (South Africa). |
17 Jan. 1952 |
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14
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Conference of Commonwealth Auditors-General. 143 x 195 mm. Picture shows a general view of the delegates seated at the tables during the conference. Left to right: Mr. Rye (Australia); Major Bowen Davies, M.C., (Comptroller and Auditor General, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland); Mr. Srinivasan (India); Mr. Jain (India); Mr. Chanda (Comptroller and Auditor General, India); Mr Millar (Canada) Mr. Watson Sellar, C.M.G., (Auditor General, Canada); Mr. Curtis (United Kingdom), Sir Frank Tribe, K.C.B., K.B.E., (Comptroller and Auditor General, United Kingdom), Mr. Martin (United Kingdom), Mr. Blanks (United Kingdom); Mr Plewman (Controller and Auditor-General, South Africa), Mr. Simpson (South Africa); Mr. Ghulam Abbas (Auditor-General, Pakistan); Mr. Weerasinghe (Auditor -General, Ceylon) Mr. Scharenguivel (Ceylon). |
17 July 1954 |
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15
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Local Government Conference. 154 x 204 mm. The opening speech was made by the Rt. Hon. J. Chuter Ede, C.H., J.P., M.P., President of the County Councils Association and Formerly Home Secretary. |
Aug. 1955 |
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16
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Local Government Conference. 153 x 205 mm. Mr. D.J.K. Nabeta, African Parliamentary Under -Secretary to the Minister of Local Government, Uganda, with members of his study group at the Conference. |
Aug. 1955 |
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17
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Oxford Colonial Conference. 156 x 203 mm. Left to right: Mr. P.S.W. Goldson (British Honduras), Mr. A. Gomes (Trinidad) and Mr. A Kironde (Uganda). |
25 July 1956 |
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18
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Oxford Colonial Conference. 206 x 155 mm. Officials of twenty seven Labour Ministries and Departments in Colonial Territories and representatives of the Colonial Office met in Oxford for a specially convened Labour Administration conference. Photo shows delegates Mr D.S. Adegbenro (Western Region, Nigeria) and Chief Festus Sam Okotie-Eboh (Federation of Nigeria). |
July 1956 |
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19
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The Commonwealth Trade and Economic Conference, Montreal, Canada, 1958. 193 x 240 mm. Left to right: Sir David Eccles U.K.), Mr. John Mcewen (Australia), the Earl of Home (U.K.), Mr. Donald Fleming (Minister of Finance, Canada), Mr. A.H. Nordmeyer (N.Z.), and Mr. Morarji Desai (India). |
1958 |
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20
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Colonial Agricultural Developments Discussed at Conference of Overseas Officials in Britain. 155 x 208 mm. Here, during an interval at the conference, Mr. J.S. Zammit (left), Malta's Controller of Agriculture Marketing, discusses tomato plant diseases with Mr. M.H. Dye, a post graduate student from New Zealand now on a course of studies at Wye College. |
Sept. 1958 |
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21
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Commonwealth Economic Ministers Meet in London. 154 x 182 mm. Seen together before the opening of the Conference are: (left to right) Lord Home, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; The Hon. Donald Fleming, Minister of Finance, Canada; The Hon. K.A. Ghedemah, Minister of Finance, Ghana; Mr. Heathcoat Amory, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Mr. Reginald Maudling, the United Kingdom Paymaster General. |
Sept. 1959 |
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22
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Commonwealth Education Liaison Committee Meeting in London. 152 x 204 mm. The scene at the Commonwealth Relations Office in London where the new Commonwealth Education Liaison Committee held its first meeting. |
Dec. 1959 |
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23
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Teachers for the Commonwealth Conference held in London. 155 x 193 mm. Alhaji Abdulmaliki, Commissioner for Nigeria in the United Kingdom, addresses delegates to the "Teachers for the Commonwealth" conference when it met in Church House, Westminster. Extreme left in the picture is H.E. Mrs.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, and on the right are the Right Hon. the Earl of Perth, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, and Mr. N. Macpherson (nearest camera), Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. |
Feb. 1960 |
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24
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Commonwealth Prime Ministers attend Commonwealth Symposium in London. 155 x 204 mm. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Walter Nash (seared on left of table) and the Prime Minister of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, (seated on right of table) are among the distinguished audience listening to Prince Philip speak of links with the Commonwealth when he opened the Commonwealth Symposium sponsored by the English Speaking Union in London. |
May 1960 |
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25
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British Commonwealth Scientific Committee. 154 x 205 mm. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh with Members of the British Commonwealth Scientific Committee which has been meeting in London under the chairmanship of Sir Harry Melville, Secretary of the United Kingdom Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. |
July 1960 |
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26
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British Commonwealth Scientific Committee. 154 x 202 mm. Members of the British Commonwealth Scientific Committee which has been meeting in London under the Chairmanship of Sir Harry Melville, Secretary of the United Kingdom Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. With them are Commonwealth Scientific Liaison Officers. |
July 1960 |
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27
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Monckton Commission. 152 x 203 mm. |
Sept. 1960 |
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28
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The Commonwealth Consultative Council Conference. At Lancaster House London. 202 x 252 mm. The Hon Donald Methuen Fleming, Canadian Minister of Finance, the Hon K.A. Gbedemah, Ghana Minister of Finance, Shri Morarji R. Desai, India, Minister of Finance, Rt Hon Selwyn Lloyd, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Rt Hon Harold Holt, Australian Treasurer. |
20 Sept. 1960 |
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29
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Commonwealth Economic Conference Opens in London. 156 x 154 mm. A general view of the conference room during the opening session of the Commonwealth Economic Consultative Council's meeting at Lancaster House, London. |
Sept. 1960 |
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30
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 155 x 203 mm. Gathered at the Lancaster House for the opening of the Commonwealth Economic Consultative Council's meeting, are, left to right: Mr. Reginald Maudling, Britain's President of the Board of Trade; The Honourable A.H. Nordmeyer, New Zealand's Minister of Finance; Mr. M.S. Mustapha, Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance; Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer; Mr. Felix Bandaranaike, Ceylon's [Sri Lanka] Minister of Finance, and Doctor the Honourable A.J.R. van Rhijn, High Commissioner for South Africa in the United Kingdom. |
Sept. 1960 |
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31
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Commonwealth Auditors-General Conference in London. 97 x 202 mm. A general view showing the delegates to this year's Commonwealth Auditors General conference which opened at the Commonwealth Relations Office. Looking round the table, clockwise, are Sir Edmund Compton of the United Kingdom (seated beneath large portrait); Mr. Best of the United Kingdom; Mr. Newman of Australia; Mr. Rees of Australia; Mr. Rizvi of Pakistan; Mr. Sabine of Ghana; Mr. Osei of Ghana, Mr. Morris from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; Mr. Johnson, also from the Federation; Mr. A.C. Bose from India; Mr Bushell from Nigeria; Mr. Paterson from New Zealand; Mr. Kandiah from Malaya; Mr. Bompas from Malaya; Mr. Panditaratne, and Mr. Weerasinghe from Ceylon [Sri Lanka]; Mr. Fawdry and Mr. Van Der Walt from South Africa; Mr. Long and Mr. Henderson from Canada, and Mr. Curtis of the United Kingdom. |
Oct. 1960 |
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32
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American Bases in the West Indies. 155 x 192 mm. The leaders of the United Kingdom delegation, Mr Iain Macleod, the Colonial Secretary (left) and Mr. Edward Heath, the Lord Privy Seal, confer at the opening of the tripartite between the United Kingdom, the United States and the West Indies, on the 1941 Leased Bases Agreement. |
Nov. 1960 |
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33
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Mr. Watkinson Opens Commonwealth Defence Science Conference. 156 x 201 mm. Mr Harold Watkinson, Britain's Minister of Defence (standing), making the opening speech at the first session of the 1961 Conference of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science, held at Lancaster House. To the left of Mr. Watkinson is Lord Mountbatten, Chief of Britain's Defence Staff. To the right of Mr. Watkinson are Sir Solly Zuckerman, leader of the United Kingdom Delegation and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence; and Admiral Sir Laurence Durlacher. |
July 1961 |
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34
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Commonwealth Defence Conference in Britain. 154 x 200 mm. Leading Defence Officers from the Commonwealth are pictured at Britain's military Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, where they have been attending a study conference named Unison. They included Rear Admiral J.B. Brook, Vice Chief of the Canadian Naval Staff; Mr. Julian Amery, Britain's Secretary of State for Air; Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Pollard, Chief of the Australian General Staff; Brigadier S. Otu, Commander of the 2nd Ghana Infantry Brigade; Air Vice Marshall Bentley, Chief of the Rhodesian Air Staff: Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, Chief of Britain's Defence Staff; Mr. Harold Watkinson, Britain's Defence Minister; General Thaper, Chief of the Indian Army Staff: Brigadier Aguiyi-Ironsi, Military Advisor to the High Commissioner of Nigeria, Air Marshall M. Asghar Khan, Commander in Chief, Pakistan Air Force, and Vice Marshall M.F. Calder, Chief of the New Zealand Air Staff. |
Sept. 1961 |
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35-38
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Not used. |
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39
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Nehru Opens Commonwealth Education Conference. 195 x 239 mm. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (centre, front) poses with delegates to the second Commonwealth Education Conference after inaugurating the session at the Vigyan Bhawan Temple of Science in New Delhi, January 11. Seated beside him second from right is Sir David Eccles, Britain's Minister of Education, and second from left is India's Education Minister Dr. K.L. Shrimali. Others are not. |
Jan. 1961 |
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40-42
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Not used. |
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43
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Commonwealth Trade Talks Open. 187 x 242 mm. Talks open today at Marlborough House between trade leaders from the 16 Commonwealth countries and the Rhodesian Federation. Photo shows a general view of the delegates seated round the table. |
13 May 1963 |
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44
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Commonwealth Conference Opens in London. 154 x 205 mm. Photo shows: a general view of the opening session at Marlborough House. |
1963 |
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45
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Commonwealth Agricultural Conference Opens in London. 156 x 202 mm. The scene at Marlborough House as delegates gathered for the opening session of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux Interim Review Conference. Delegates representing Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Ghana, the Federation of Malaya, the Federation of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Republic of Ireland are taking part in the Conference. |
June 1963 |
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46
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 147 x 203 mm. Picture shows Mr. Maudling addressing the Ministers at the opening session of the conference. |
Sept. 1963 |
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47
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 153 x 204 mm. This picture shows Mr. Frederick Erroll (extreme left), President of the Board of Trade, with the Tanganyikan delegation at the extreme right: Mr. P. Bomani, Minister of Finance, and Mr. S. Ntiro, High Commissioner. The Australian and Indian delegates are in the foreground. |
Sept. 1963 |
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48
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 157 x 203 mm. Picture shows: Mr. Maudling addressing the Ministers at the opening of the Conference. To his left are the President of the British Board of Trade, Mr. Frederick Erroll; Mr. Nigel Fisher, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Colonies; Dr. G. Borg Olivier, Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Planning and Finance, Malta, and the Hon. A.N.R. Robinson, Minister of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago. |
Oct. 1963 |
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49
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 157 x 203 mm. Picture shows Mr. Maudling addressing the Ministers at the opening of the Conference. To his left are Dr. G. Borg Olivier, Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Planning and Finance, Malta; the Hon. A.N.R. Robinson, Minister of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago; The Hon. P. Bomani, Minister of Finance, Tanganyika; Mr. S. Ntiro, Tanganyikan High Commissioner to Britain, and Mr. C.C. Stephani, Accountant, General, Cyprus. |
Oct. 1963 |
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50
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Commonwealth Trade Ministers Review UN Development Problems at London Conference. 140 x 194 mm. Picture shows a general view of the Conference at Marlborough House in London. |
June 1964 |
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51
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Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. 154 x 205 mm. Meeting at Marlborough House, London, to frame proposals for the establishment of a Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. |
Jan. 1965 |
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52
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Commonwealth Law Ministers Meet in London. 155 x 203 mm. Picture shows (from left to right): Mr E.W. Barker, Minister for Law and National Development from Singapore; Mr S.M. Zafar, Law Minister from Pakistan; the Hon. Sir Thomas Macdonald, the New Zealand High Commissioner in London; Dr. Michele Tufigno, Crown Advocate General from Kenya. |
Apr. 1966 |
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53
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Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference. 149 x 203 mm. Mr. Arnold Smith (left), Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Mr. Douglas Jay (centre), President of the British Board of Trade, and Mr. Arthur Bottomley, Commonwealth Secretary, seated at the conference table at Marlborough House in London at the initial meeting of the Commonwealth Trade Ministers' conference. |
June 1966 |
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54
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Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference. 177 x 155 mm. The scene inside Marlborough House in London at the initial meeting of the Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference. |
June 1966 |
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55
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Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference. 157 x 203 mm. Delegates grouped outside Marlborough House before commencement of the Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference held in London. |
Nov. 1966 |
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56
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Commonwealth Sanctions Committee Meets. 140 x 195 mm. Photo shows Mr. Herbert Bowden (with moustache) at the Commonwealth Sanctions Committee Meeting at Marlborough House. Also in picture are (from left) Canadian High Commissioner, Lionel Chevrier, Mrs Judith Hart, Minister of State, Commonwealth Office, and Mr. G. Malasekara (with spectacles on right). |
15 Dec. 1966 |
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56a
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Commonwealth Teachers in British Schools Meet in London. 156 x 203 mm. Seen here during a break for refreshment are (left to right) Mr. James A. Waldie from Vancouver; Mr. J.M. Benn Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education for Northern Ireland, who was one of the speakers; Miss Maureen Harrison from Ontario and Mr. Paul Planadin from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. |
Mar. 1966 |
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56b
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Commonwealth Teachers in British Schools Meet in London. 156 x 203 mm. The conference was held at the Commonwealth Institute under the auspices of the Department of Education and Science, and the League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers. Seen here during a break are (left to right) Mr. Ian D. Jones and Miss Jacqueline B. Williams, both from Western Australia; Sir Kenneth Bradley, CMG, BA, Chairman of the League and also Chairman of the conference; Mr. J.M. Benn, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education for Northern Ireland; Miss Audrey M. Tynan from Victoria Australia and Mr. Peter G. Mcquarrie from Waihi, New Zealand. |
Mar. 1966 |
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57
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Anglo-Canadian Ministerial Economic Committee Meets in London. 151 x 207 mm. The first meeting of the Anglo-Canadian Ministerial Economic Committee took place recently at Marlborough House, where the British delegates (left) led by Mr. Herbert Bowden, the Commonwealth Secretary are seen facing the Canadian delegation led by Mr Paul Martin, the Minister of External Affairs. |
Apr. 1967 |
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58
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Sugar Producing Countries Confer in Britain. 140 x 206 mm. Delegates from Commonwealth sugar producing countries take their place at the opening session of a conference organised recently in London by the Commonwealth Office to consider possible implications for their countries of Britain's negotiations for entry into the European Economic Community (The Common Market). |
June 1967 |
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59
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Conference Opens in London. 140 x 203 mm. General view of the opening of the annual meeting of Commonwealth Finance Ministers held recently at Lancaster House, under the chairmanship of Mr. Roy Jenkins, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
Sept. 1968 |
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60
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference in London. 193 x 153 mm. On the opening day of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting in London, the Honourable J.S. Gichuru, MP (left), Kenya's Minister of Finance, and fellow Kenyan delegate Mr. J.N. Michuki, are seen at the conference table with two delegates from India, Shri Morarji R. Desai and Shri L.K. Jha. |
Sept. 1968 |
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61
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting Opens in London. 154 x 206 mm. Seen here (from the left) are: Mr. Arnold Smith, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Mr. Roy Jenkins, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chairman of the Conference; Mr. George Thompson, British Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs; and Sir John Cowperthwaite, Financial Secretary in Hong Kong. |
Sept. 1968 |
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62a
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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia. Neg. Left to right: Mr. W Kanja, MP, Kenya; Mr. Kebba Krubally, MP, Gambia; and Mr. S. Shah, MP, Trinidad and Tobago, talking with local resident at Maroochydore, a beach resort north of Brisbane, the Queensland capital. |
Sept. 1970 |
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62b
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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia. Neg. Left to right: Mrs James A. Jerome, Mr. James Walker, Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. James A. Jerome, MP, Canada and Mr. K. Puttaswamy, Minister for Law, Labour and Parliamentary Affairs, Mysore, India, feeding the birds at the wildlife sanctuary, Currumbin, on Queensland's Gold Coast, south of Brisbane. |
Sept. 1970 |
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62c
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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia. Neg. Left to right: Shri Ram Sahai, India; The Hon. Sardar Darbara Singh, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Punjab; the Hon. Vernon Christie, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria, Australia; and the Hon. William Garrett, President of the Legislative Council, Victoria; in the Legislative Council chamber, Melbourne. |
Sept. 1970 |
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62d
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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia. Neg. Left to right: The Hon. Frank Wise, MLC, Western Australia; Mr Peter Molloy, secretary, United Kingdom branch, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; the Hon. Charles Martinez, MP, British Honduras; the Hon. Joseph Hadson-Taylor, Minister of State and Leader of the House of Representatives, Sierra Leone; and Mr. Brian Jacques, of Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Ltd.; at Australian Iron and Steel plant, Kwinana, Western Australia. |
Sept. 1970 |
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62e
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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia. Neg. Left to right: Mr. Kwaku Ntim, MP, Ghana; Mr. Samuel Okudzeto, MP, Ghana; the Hon. Isaac Omolo Okero, Minister for Health, Kenya; and Mr. John Harman, MLA, Western Australia; at Healesville wildlife sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. |
Sept. 1970 |
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63
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Commonwealth Auditor General's Conference Opens in London. 153 x 205 mm. Thirty four delegates from 26 Commonwealth Countries assembled in London for the eighth Conference of Commonwealth Auditors General. This picture shows the opening session in London's Marlborough House. |
1960–1970 |
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64
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference in London. 153 x 205 mm. Pictured before the start of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting at Lancaster House in London are all the Ministers with Mr Anthony Barber (centre), Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chairman of the meeting. On his left is Mr. Arnold Smith, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat. |
1972 |
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65
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Commonwealth Delegates Meet in London for Metrication Conference. 153 x 201 mm. The scene in Marlborough House, London, as representatives from 22 Commonwealth countries gathered for the opening session of the Commonwealth Conference on Metrication. The conference has been arranged by the Commonwealth Secretariat to enable officials to exchange ideas and discuss progress on the adoption of the new metric system. |
1973 |
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66
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 152 x 205 mm. The Directors of Audit and the Conference Secretariat are seen here at Marlborough House, front row left to right: Mr F.J. Mcginley (Assistant Secretary General); Mr St A. Meade (Montserrat); Mr G.E. Lyth (Hong Kong); Mr. F.E.L. Carter (Foreign and Commonwealth Office); Mr. H.A. Long (Chairman); Mrs Susan Gunther (Bermuda); Mr. P.J. Le P. Quantick (Gilbert and Ellice Islands); Mr. D.F. Smith (Exchequer and Audit Department); Back row left to right: Mr. D.W. Reed (Secretary General); Mr. R.V.P. Hudson (British Virgin Islands); Mr. R.T. Wicks (New Hebrides); Mr. P. Harrison (Seychelles); Mr. N. Harrison (Gibraltar); Mr. B.A. Freimond (British Solomon Islands). |
1973 |
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67
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr R T Wicks, Director of Audit, New Hebrides, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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68
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr N Harrison, Director of Audit, Gibraltar, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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69
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long greets Mrs Susan Gunther, Director of Audit, Bermuda, on her arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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70
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr B A Freimond, Director of Audit, British Solomon Islands, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1983 |
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71
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr G E Lyth, Director of Audit, Hong Kong, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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72
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 154 x 202 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr P Harrison, Director of Audit, Seychelles, on arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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73
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 152 x 206 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr R.V.P. Hudson, Director of Audit, British Virgin Islands, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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74
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 152 x 205 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr St A. Meade, OBE, Director of Audit, Montserrat, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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75
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Audit Directors Meet in London. 152 x 206 mm. Here Mr Long (right) greets Mr P.J. Le P. Qauntick, Director of Audit Gilbert and Ellice Islands, on his arrival at Marlborough House. |
1973 |
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76
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Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production Opens in London. 154 x 202 mm. A view during the opening session of the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production and Rural Development, under the Chairmanship of Mrs Judith Hart, Britain's Minister of Overseas Development (at centre of table), at Marlborough House, London. 2 copies. |
1975 |
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Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production Opens in London. 153 x 202 mm. A view during the opening session of the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production and Rural Development, under the Chairmanship of Mrs Judith Hart, Britain's Minister of Overseas Development (at centre of table), at Marlborough House, London. 2 copies. |
1975 |
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Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production Opens in London. 153 x 202 mm. Mrs Judith Hart, Britain's Minister of Overseas Development (centre of front row), with Mr Arnold Smith, Secretary General of the Commonwealth (on her right), with representatives of more than thirty countries who are attending the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production and Rural Development at Marlborough House, London. |
1975 |
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Meeting on the Common Fund. 176 x 238 mm. A merry moment at London's Marlborough House today for the two day Commonwealth Ministerial meeting on the Common Fund, delegation leaders, (left to right), Australia's Mr Victor Garland, Minister for Special Trade Representations; Commonwealth Secretary General Mr Shridath S. Ramphal of Guyana, and Britain's Mr Edmund Dell, Secretary of State for Trade. |
13 Apr. 1978 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in London. 190 x 240 mm. Representatives of the member countries are seen here at Marlborough House after the opening session of the meeting. Front row (l to r) Mr H D Hoyte, Vice President for Economic Planning and Finance, Guyana; Mr A M A Muhith, Minister of Finance and Planning, Bangladesh; The Hon Allan J MacEachen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Canada; The Hon Victor I. Masi, Minister of Finance, Nigeria; The Rt Hon R D Muldoon, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, New Zealand; HE Mr Shridath S Ramphal, the Commonwealth Secretary General; The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Britain; The Hon M Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dominica; The Rt Hon Edward P G Seaga, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Planning, Jamaica; The Hon A H Jamal, Minister of Finance, Tanzania; The Hon John Howard, Treasurer, Australia; The Hon Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance, India. Second row: The Hon Arthur K Magugu, Minister of Finance, Kenya; The Hon John E St Luce, Minister of Works, Antigua and Barbuda; The Hon P S Mmusi, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Botswana; The Hon Arthur D Hanna, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance; The Bahamas; The Hon Lino Spiteri, Minister of Finance, Malta; The Rt Hon Milton Cato, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, St Vincent and the Grenadines; The Hon Ronnie de Mel, Minister of Finance and Planning, Sri Lanka; The Hon J Compton, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, St Lucia; The Hon S Vasiliou, Minister of Finance, Cyprus; The Hon George Price, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Belize; The Hon James C Cocker, Minister of Finance, Tonga; Dr The Hon T G Chidzero, Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe; Cde Bernard Coard, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, Finance and Trade, Grenada. Third row: Mr C J Small, Deputy Secretary General, Commonwealth Secretariat; Dr Ling Liong Sik, Deputy Minister of Finance, Malaysia; HE Mr E R Kamuntu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, President's Office Minister of Finance, Uganda; The Hon Bartholomew Ulufa' Alu, Minister of Finance, Solomon Islands; The Hon Sheriff S Sisay, Minister of Finance and Trade, The Gambia; The Hon L C Chaziya, Minister of Finance, Malawi; The Hon H L Stout, Chief Minister and Minister of Finance, British Virgin Islands; The Hon J L F Simelane, Minister of Finance, Swaziland; The Hon Sir Thomas Davis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Cook Islands; The Hon Salia Jusu Sheriff, Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone; The Hon C A Jacelon, Minister of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago; The Hon Kalpokor Kalsakau, Minister of Finance, Industry and Tourism, Vanuatu; The Hon K T J Rakhetla, Minister of Finance, Lesotho; The Hon K Musokotwane, Minister of Finance, Zambia; Dr The Hon Tony Tan Keng Yan, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore. Back row: The Hon Simeon Daniel, Minister of Finance and Nevis Affairs, St Kitts-Nevis; The Hon Pehin Dato John Lee, State Financial Officer, Brunei; HE Ratu Josua Brown Toganivalu, High Commissioner, London, for Fiji; Mr Madhurkarlall Baguant, Financial Secretary, Mauritius; HE Dr Alexis H Sarei, High Commissioner, London, for Papua New Guinea; Dr The Hon Kwesi Botchwey, Provisional National Defence Council, Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana; Mr G J Morel, Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Industry, Seychelles; The Hon J David Gibbons, Minister of Finance, Bermuda; Mr J H Bremridge, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong; Senator C Griffiths, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Barbados; Dr Bishnu Persaud, Conference, Secretary, Commonwealth Secretariat. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers in London. 142 x 192 mm. Colour copy of COI/F/80. |
1982 |
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Nigerian Speaker at Commonwealth Finance Meeting in London. 150 x 202 mm. The Hon Victor I. Masi, the Minister of Finance for Nigeria, addresses the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting during the opening session at Marlborough House, London. On the right is Sir Geoffrey Howe, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, as representative of the host nation, was elected chairman for the annual meeting. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in London. 153 x 203 mm. Senator C Griffiths, Parliamentary Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados (left), with Cde Bernard Coard, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, Finance and Trade, of Grenada (centre); and The Rt Hon Milton Cato, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, of St Vincent and The Grenadines, during a reception at Marlborough House, London, after the opening session of the annual Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 150 x 202 mm. Sir Geoffrey Howe, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, greets The Hon Pranab Mukherjee, the Minister of Finance for India, on his arrival at Marlborough House, London, for the annual Commonwealth Ministers Meeting. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 8 x 5.5 mm. colour print and neg. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 8 x 5.5 mm. colour print and neg. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 8 x 5.5 mm. colour print and neg. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Discussions. 158 x 239 mm. Getting down to business: delegates to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference at a working session with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Geoffrey Howe (centre). The session was at Lancaster House, London following the opening ceremony at Marlborough House. |
30 Aug. 1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 152 x 203 mm. Dr The Hon Kwesi Botchwey, the Provisional National Defence Council Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana (left), and Mr H D Hoyte, Vice President for Economic Planning and Finance, for Guyana, during a session of the annual Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting at Lancaster House. |
1982 |
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in London. 152 x 203 mm. The Hon Sheriff S Sisay, Minister of Finance and Trade, The Gambia (left), and The Hon M Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dominica, during a session of the annual Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting at Lancaster House. |
1982 |
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