London Declaration (disambiguation)

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The London Declaration was a declaration issued by the 1949 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference.

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The Declaration of St James's Palace, or London Declaration, was the first joint statement of goals and principles by the Allied Powers during World War II. The declaration was issued after the first Inter-Allied Meeting at St James's Palace in London on 12 June 1941. Representatives of the United Kingdom, the four co-belligerent Commonwealth Dominions, and nine governments in exile of countries under Axis occupation were parties to the declaration. It stated the Allies' commitment to continue the war against the Axis Powers and established principles to serve as the basis of a future peace.