Imperial Conference of 1923

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The Imperial Conference of 1923 was a high-level meeting of leaders from Britain and its self-governing dominions to discuss foreign policy, defense, and constitutional relations within the British Empire in the interwar period.

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1923 Imperial Conference 1
Imperial Conference of 1923 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Conference
intergovernmental conference
aim address constitutional development of dominions
clarify defence responsibilities within the Empire
coordinate foreign policy of Britain and dominions
alsoKnownAs Imperial Conference of 1923
surface form: 1923 Imperial Conference
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire
attendee Australia
Canada
India
Irish Free State
New Zealand
Newfoundland and Labrador
surface form: Newfoundland

Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa

United Kingdom
chairperson Stanley Baldwin
chronologyWithinSeries seventh Imperial Conference
convenedBy British Prime Minister
country United Kingdom
endDate 1923-11-01
field constitutional law
international relations
military policy
followedBy Imperial Conference of 1926
follows Imperial Conference of 1921
genre diplomatic summit
hasContext evolving dominion autonomy
post–World War I imperial reorganization
hostedBy UK government
surface form: United Kingdom government
language English
location London, England
surface form: London
organizedBy UK government
surface form: British government
partOf series of Imperial Conferences
precededBy World War I
reasonForOrganizing need to reassess imperial defence and diplomacy after World War I
relatedTo Balfour Declaration
surface form: Balfour Declaration of 1926

Statute of Westminster 1931
result recognition of need for greater dominion consultation in foreign policy
steps toward dominion control over external affairs
significance milestone in evolution from British Empire to British Commonwealth
significantEvent development of British Commonwealth foreign policy autonomy
startDate 1923-10-01
subject constitutional relations within the British Empire
defence policy
foreign policy
status of self-governing dominions
temporalLocation interwar period

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Imperial Conference of 1926 precededBy Imperial Conference of 1923
Imperial Conference of 1923 alsoKnownAs Imperial Conference of 1923
this entity surface form: 1923 Imperial Conference