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IMPERIAL CONFERENCE, 1923 : SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS. I. PRELIMINARY NOTE. The proceedings of the Conference opened at 10 Downing Street on Ist October, 1923, and were continued until Bth November. During that period sixteen plenary meetings took place, which were normally attended by the following : — Great Britain. The Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P., Prime Minister (Chairman). The Most Hon. the Marquess of Salisbury, K.G., G.C.V.0., C.8., Lord President of the Council. The Most Hon. the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.C.5.1., G.C.1.E., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, E.G., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.0., Secretary of State for the Colonies. Canada. The Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, C.M.G., Prime Minister. The Hon. G. P. Graham, Minister of Railways and Canals. The Hon. Sir Lomer Gouin, K.C.M.G., Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. Commonwealth op Australia. The Right Hon. S. M. Bruce, M.C., Prime Minister. Senator the Hon. R. V. Wilson, Honorary Minister in Charge of Departments of Health and Migration. New Zealand. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister. Union oe South Africa. General the Right Hon. J. C. Smuts, K.C., C.H., Prime Minister. The Hon. H. Burton, K.C., Minister of Finance. The Hon. N. J. de Wet, K.C., Minister of Justice. Irish Free State. Professor John MacNeill, T.D., Minister of Education. Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald, T.D., Minister of External Affairs. Newfoundland . The Hon. W. R. Warren, K.C., Prime Minister. India. The Right Hon. Viscount Peel, G.8.E., Secretary of State for India and Head of the Indian Delegation. Colonel His Highness the Maharajah of Alwar, G.C.1.E., X.C.S.I. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, X.C.S.I. Secretariat. Great Britain.Six M. P. A. Hankey, G.C.B. ; Mr. E. J. Harding, C.M.G. Canada'. —Dr. 0. D. Skelton. Commonwealth of Australia. —Sir R. R. Garran, K.C.M.G. New Zealand.—Mr. F. D. Thomson, C.M.G. Union of South Africa. —Captain E. F. C. Lane, C.M.G. Irish Free State.— Mr. P. McGilligan. Newfoundland. —Mr. W. J. Carew. India. —Professor L. F. Rushbrook Williams, C.B.E.