1962 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 12th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
Host country	United Kingdom
Dates	10–19 September 1962
Cities	London
Participants	16
Chair	Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister)
Follows	1961
Precedes	1964
Key points
British negotiations to enter EEC and impact on Commonwealth trade,

The 1962 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was an important meeting for the Commonwealth of Nations. This group is made up of many countries that used to be part of the British Empire. Leaders from these countries, often called "Heads of Government," meet regularly to talk about important issues.

This particular meeting was the 12th of its kind. It happened in September 1962 in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister of the UK at the time, Harold Macmillan, was the host.

A big part of this meeting was about the Commonwealth growing. Several new countries from Africa and the Caribbean had recently become independent. They joined the Commonwealth as new members.

The main thing everyone talked about was the United Kingdom's plan to join the European Economic Community (EEC). This was a group of European countries working together on trade and economy. Other Commonwealth nations were worried about how this might affect their trade with Britain.

Who Attended the 1962 Commonwealth Meeting?

Many important leaders from different Commonwealth countries came to the conference. They discussed how their nations could work together. They also talked about the future of trade.

Leaders and Representatives at the Conference

Here is a list of the countries and their representatives who attended this important meeting:

Nation	Name	Role
United Kingdom	Harold Macmillan	Prime Minister (Chairman)
Australia	Robert Menzies	Prime Minister
Canada	John Diefenbaker	Prime Minister
Ceylon	S.P.C. Fernando	Justice Minister
Cyprus	Archbishop Makarios III	President
Ghana	F.K.D. Goka	Finance Minister
India	Jawaharlal Nehru	Prime Minister
Jamaica	Sir Alexander Bustamante	Prime Minister
Malaya	Abdul Razak Hussein	Deputy Prime Minister
New Zealand	Keith Holyoake	Prime Minister
Nigeria	Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa	Prime Minister
Pakistan	Ayub Khan	President
Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Sir Roy Welensky	Prime Minister
Sierra Leone	Sir Milton Margai	Prime Minister
Tanganyika	Rashidi Kawawa	Prime Minister
Trinidad and Tobago	Eric Williams	Prime Minister