(13 Mar 1961) The Commonwealth Conference, held at Lancaster House, was opened by Britain's Prime Minister, Mr Macmillan. ® Seen here are Mr Macmillan; India's Premier, Mr Nehru; Tunku Abdul Rahman (of Malaya); Mr Menzies (Australia); the Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Sir Roy Welensky; Mr Holyoake from New Zealand; Field Marshal Ayub Khan, who, as President, so recently welcomed the Queen to Pakistan; Mrs Bandaranaike of Ceylon, the first woman to attend such a gathering; Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Nigerian premier to attend; Mr John Diefenbaker (Canada); and Dr Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa.
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