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Rear-Admiral the Hon. A. E. Bethell, C.M.G., R.N., Director of Naval Intelligence. Mr. W. Graham Greene, C.8., Assistant Secretary of the Admiralty. General Sir W. G. Nicholson, G.C.8., Chief of the General Staff. General Sir I. S. M. Hamilton, X.C.8., D.5.0., Adjutant-General. Major-General J. S. Ewart, C.8., Director of Military Operations. Colonel W. Adye, C.8., representing the Director of Staff Duties. Brigadier-General G. F. Ellison, C.8., Director of Organization. Brigadier-General A. J. Murray, C.8., Director of Military Training. Canada: Major-General Sir P. H. N. Lake, K.C.M.G., C.B. Rear-Admiral C. E. Kingsmill. A ustralia: Colonel W. T. Bridges, C.M.G. Captain W. R Creswell, C.M.G. New Zealand: Colonel R. H. Davies, C.B. South Africa: Brigadier-General G. G. Aston, C.B. Colonel P. S. Beves. Mr. H. W. Just, C.8., C.M.G., Secretary. Mr. W. A. Robinson, . . , Mr. H. E. Dale, \ Assistant Captain J. R. Chancellor, D.S.O. J Secretaries.

The Conference was convened in accordance with the telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the 30th of April, under the terms of Resolution I. of the Conference of 1907, which provides for such subsidiary Conferences, as a subsidiary Imperial Conference of a consultative character to be held in private. At the final meeting it was agreed that a general statement of the results should be made in the House of Commons, and that the publication of any papers should be arranged with the concurrence of each Dominion. At the close of the proceedings, the following resolution was carried on the motion of Sir Frederick Borden : — " That the members of this Conference representing the self-govern-ing Dominions desire before they separate to convey to Lord Crewe their warm and sincere appreciation of the manner in whicfe-he has presided over their deliberations as well as of the courtesies which they have received from him. They desire also to place on record the deep sense of gratitude which they feel for the generous hospitality which has been extended to them by the Government and people of the United Kingdom."

A statement was made in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister the Right Honourable H. H. Asquith, M.P., on 26th August, in these terms :— ' "The Conference, which has just concluded its labours, was convened under the terms of Resolution I. of the Conference of 1907. In the invitation sent by His Majesty's Government at the end of April to the Governments of the Dominions, it was stated that the object of the Conference would be to discuss the general question of Naval and Military Defence of the Empire, with special reference to recent proposals from New Zealand and Australia, and to the Resolution passed on 29th March by the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada. It was further stated that the Conference would be of a purely consultative character and that it would be held in private. It follows that all Resolutions come