The Commonwealth of Nations-III
Professor R. COUPLAND , C.I.E. (Fellow of All Souls College and Beit Professor of Colonial History in the University of Oxford): 'The Commonwealth of Nations as it is Today '
The British Empire, the only one of the five ' Empires ' involved in the War to survive, has taken on a new shape and a new purpose as a result. The principles of democracy, self-determination and national autonomy applied to the constitution of the Empire and its component Dominions have resulted in the present alignment in the British Commonwealth of Nations. Professor Coupland explains tonight how this society of nations, a unique example of international co-operation, is linked by political, economic and sentimental ties.