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[I]n 1931, the British Commonwealth of Nations was founded under the Statute of Westminster with five initial members - the United Kingdom, Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, and the Union of South Africa. (Ireland permanently left the Commonwealth in 1949, Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949, and South Africa left in 1961 due to apartheid but rejoined in 1994 as the Republic of South Africa).
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The American Philatelist contained a fake alert regarding forged post-war British Commonwealth postmarks. Attached are all the images of the original impressions. The countries involved are: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cape of Good Hope, Bermuda, Br. Guiana, Br. Honduras, Cayman Is., Dominica, St. Lucia, Falkland Is., Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Jamaica, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, N. Rhodesia, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Somaliland, Swaziland, Solomon Is., Trinidad, Turks & Caicos Is., Br. Virgin Is.
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The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan was an ambitious programme. The 1939 agreement stated that the training was to be similar to that of the RAF: three Initial Training Schools, thirteen Elementary Flying Training Schools, sixteen Service Flying Training Schools, ten Air Observer Schools, ten Bombing and Gunnery Schools, two Air Navigation Schools and four Wireless Schools were to be created.
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It is compulsory for British subjects who were on a Commonwealth electoral roll immediately before 26 January 1984, to enrol to vote, even if following 25 January 1984 they have let their enrolment lapse. Brisitsh subjects not on the roll immediately before 26 January, 1984 are not eligible to enrol even if they were resident in Australia at that time.
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The Rise, Decline and Future of the British Commonwealth is the first serious book-length treatment of the history and prospects of the Commonwealth for many years, and as such deserves both congratulation and close analysis. It is an elegant, informative, and thought-provoking - indeed provocative - book, and as a contribution to the debate over the future of the Commonwealth it is to be welcomed. - Alex May, The Round Table
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The Commonwealth ... hands out numerous scholarships for bright students in member states to study in the UK. Much like the Rhodes program, these students will have their minds filled with pro-British ideals. These scholarships were suspended for much of Thatcher's tenure. She was an anti-communist who supported the Christian anti-communist white government of South Africa, leading to the near collapse of the Commonwealth. Visa requirements for member states and rows over Britain's entrance into the European Common Market also soured relations with member at various times over the past three decades.
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