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VPERIAL CO-OPERATION 1479 
elton was a member fell in 1905, and Lord 
ssor, did not endorse his proposals, but left 
cussion at the Conference which met in 1907 1 
“18 CoLoNTAL CONFERENCE OF 1907 
Jolonial Conference of 1907 was held, the 
nment raised the question as to the mode 
Government should be represented at the 
+ t was represented that it would be convenient 
fe Prime Minister should be invited to attend, 
: 1inisters, and it was pointed out that in 1902 
‘as a matter of fact had attended and taken 
liberations. The Secretary of State, while 
: hke any change in the formal constitution 
=~ jce, which he left for consideration of the 
Lt, concurred in the desirability of the presence 
‘ers besides the Prime Minister, and such 
ded the Conference on the understanding 
should be by Colonies and not bv individual 
ce of 1907 was the first Conference to be held 
specially connected with some ceremonial 
pire. It differed also from the Conferences 
B02 in the fact that the proceedings, with 
pn, were published and laid before Parlia- 
solutions passed were of peculiar importance. 
© the Constitution of the Imperial Conference 
aid down in the followine terms 4 — 
be to the advantage of the Empire if a Con- 
:alled the Imperial Conference, is held every 
vhich questions of common interest may be 
ionsidered as between His Majesty's Govern- 
yovernments of the self-governing Dominions 
Cd. 2975. 2 See Parl. Pap., Cd. 3340. 
y Cd. 3523 (Proceedings), 3524 (Papers); Jebb, op. cit., ii. 
8 suggestion of an Imperial Council was discussed and 
ada fearing that the institution of such a body might 
fect on Dominion autonomy : see Cd. 3523, pp. 26-94. 
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