Multilateral Diplomacy within the Commonwealth
A Decade of Expansion
Published on 1. August 1981
186 pages
978-90-411-7483-3 (ISBN)
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Multilateral Diplomacy within the Commonwealth
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Content
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter I Definition, Actors and Factors Affecting Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- 1. Multilateral Diplomacy Defined
- 2. Main Actors
- (a) Commonwealth Governments
- (b) The Commonwealth Secretariat
- 3. Factors Affecting Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- (aJ Commonwealth Conventions
- (b) The Agreed Memorandum
- (i) The Commonwealth Association
- (ii) The Statutory Role of the Secretary-General
- (iii) The Commonwealth Secretariat
- (c) The Commonwealth Declaration of Principles
- Chapter II Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy in Action
- 1. Heads of Government, Senior Officials and Ministerial Meetings
- (a) Heads' of Government Meetings
- (i) Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, Lagos, 11 - 12 January, 1966
- (ii) Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, London, 6 - 15 September, 1966
- (iii) Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, London, 7-15 January, 1969
- (iv) Commonwealth Heads' of Government Meeting, Singapore, 14-22 January, 1971
- (v) Commonwealth Heads' of Government Meeting, Ottawa, 2-10 August, 1973
- (vi) Commonwealth Heads' of Government Meeting, Kingston, 23 April- 6 May, 1975
- (vii) Commonwealth Heads' of Government Meeting, London, 8-15 June, 1977
- (viii) Commonwealth Heads' of Government Meeting Lusaka, 1-8 August, 1979
- (b) Senior Officials' Meetings
- (i) Senior Officials' Meeting Ottawa, 16-19 October, 1972
- (ii) Senior Officials' Meeting, London, 20-22 May, 1974
- (c) Ministerial Meetings
- (i) Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meetings
- (ii) Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting
- (iii) Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Food Production and Rural Development
- (iv) Commonwealth Education Conferences
- (v) Commonwealth Law Ministers' Meetings
- (vi) Commonwealth Medical Conferences
- 2. Committee Meetings, Specialist Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops
- (a) Committee Meetings
- (i) Commonwealth Sanctions Committee
- (ii) Commonwealth Committee on Cyprus
- (iii) Commonwealth Ministerial Committee on Belize
- (b) Specialist Conferences and Meetings
- (i) Economic Affairs
- (ii) Education
- (iii) Information
- (iv) International Affairs
- (v) Commonwealth Science Council Meetings
- (vi) Commonwealth Youth Affairs Council Meetings
- (c) Seminars, Symposia and Workshops
- (i) Applied Studies in Government
- (ii) Economic Affairs
- (iii) Education
- (iv) International Affairs
- (v) Legal
- (vi) Medical
- (vii) Rural Development
- (viii) Science
- (ix) Commonwealth Youth Programme
- 3. Commonwealth Consultation Within Other Fora
- Chapter III The Role of the Commonwealth Secretariat
- 1. Promoting Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- (a) Provision of standing machinery
- (b) Organisation and servicing of Commonwealth meetings
- (c) Implementation of decisions and follow-up action
- 2. Widening the Scope of Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- (a) Liaison with international organisations and other bodies
- (b) Liaison with the "Unofficial Commonwealth
- (c) Visits to Commonwealth capitals, contacts with Commonwealth and other officials, Secretariat representatives
- 3. The "Intangible Role
- Chapter IV Objectives, Characteristics and Evaluation of Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- 1. Objectives
- 2. Characteristics
- (a) Conduct of Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- (i) The human setting
- (ii) Mechanics
- a) Types of Sessions
- b) Pattern of discussion - frequency of meetings - venues
- c) Decision making
- (b) Extent and Trends of Commonwealth Multilateral Diplomacy
- (i) Extent of Commonwealth multilateral diplomacy
- (ii) Trends of Commonwealth multilateral diplomacy
- 3. Evaluation
- (a) Furtherance of the Political and Socio-economic Interests of Member Countries
- (b) Evaluation of Trends
- (c) The Role of the Commonwealth Secretariat
- Conclusions
- Appendix A Agreed Memorandum on the Commonwealth Secretariat
- Appendix B Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
- Appendix C Commonwealth Conferences Meetings and Seminars
- Appendix D Commonwealth Secretariat Secretariat, CFTC, CYP & CSC Staff by Grades & Nationality
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
