Balfour Declaration of 1926

1918

Britain and the Commonwealth Alliance, 1918–39 (Springer, 1981). McIntyre, W.

1926

The Balfour Declaration of 1926, issued by the 1926 Imperial Conference of British Empire leaders in London, was named after Arthur Balfour, who was Lord President of the Council.

It declared the United Kingdom and the Dominions to be: The Inter-Imperial Relations Committee, chaired by Balfour, drew up the document preparatory to its unanimous approval by the imperial premiers on 15 November 1926.

The first such British High Commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928. The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were re-stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931.

"The genesis of the Balfour declaration of 1926." Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 1.3 (1962): 169–193. Holland, Robert F.

"The strange death of dominion status." Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 27.2 (1999): 193–212. ==External links== Transcript of the Declaration British Empire History of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth realms Monarchy in the Irish Free State Legal history of Canada 1926 in the United Kingdom 1926 in British law 1926 in international relations Proclamations 1926 in the British Empire 1926 documents November 1926 events

1928

The first such British High Commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928. The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were re-stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931.

1930

The first such British High Commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928. The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were re-stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931.

1931

The first such British High Commissioner was appointed to Canada in 1928. The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were re-stated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931.

1981

Britain and the Commonwealth Alliance, 1918–39 (Springer, 1981). McIntyre, W.




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