The Archive · 1926

Question of Dominion Ministers

The Committee recommends the! establishment of a committee to make resolutions concerning the operations of Dominion legist and the reference to a special subconference of the practice and legislation relating to merchant shipping in various parts of the Empire having regard to the change of Cor stitutional status since the existing Inws were enacted.

Empire a Federation of Come! munities: Common Loyalty Nov. 19.

Reuter learns that the question of inter-Imperial relations was final.

settled by the adoption of a comprehensive resolution by the 'Premiers' Committee this afternoon, The Committee's report, which will not be published before tomorrow, is a document of 8,000 to 10,000 words, Tt takes the form of single resolution covering cor-

As regards the relations with foreign countries, the Committee recommended that all treaties be mad ju the name of the King as a symbol, of the special relationship between the different parts of the Empire, and the British units on whose behalf the Treaty is signed should be grouped together.

Neither Britain nor the Dominions, could be committed to the acceptance of active international obligations except with the definite assent of their "own Governments. Heneeforth, exequaturs to foreign consuls

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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