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throughout the Commonwealth or whether realms should adopt their own styles and titles, it was agreed that each member of the Commonwealth "should use for its own purposes a form of the Royal Style and Titles which suits its own particular circumstances but retains a substantial element which is
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for American investment in order for economic development to occur against British concerns that American economic dominance threatened Britain's economic position. This discussion was necessary as the Commonwealth, with the exception of Canada, had a common pool of
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in December 1952 as a follow-up to a Commonwealth Finance Minister's conference held in January 1952. The conference was held in the context of British economic and military decline and the United States' surging role in the world.
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and British concerns that non-sterling Commonwealth countries were building up sterling balances for the purpose of conversion into American dollars, the future of the
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common to all" and agreed to pass appropriate legislation in their respective parliaments. The prime ministers also agreed to proclaim the new Queen,
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were also a topic and were addressed by a communique issued by the prime ministers supporting Britain's demand for a voice in ANZUS.
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In addition, Commonwealth prime ministers, after months of discussion on whether the newly ascended Queen
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Ismail, M. (1 January 1953). "Commonwealth Economic Conference".
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United Kingdom
London
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister
1951
1953
imperial preference
Sterling area
ANZUS
Royal Styles and Titles
Head of the Commonwealth
Meeting
Heads of Government
British Commonwealth
Winston Churchill
United Kingdom
convertibility
Pound sterling
American dollars
Pound sterling area
imperial preference
Australia
gold and dollar reserves
ANZUS
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Elizabeth II
Royal Styles and Titles

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