1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference

The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations.

It was held in the United Kingdom in May 1960, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan.

Malaya's prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and his government vigorously opposed the apartheid policies of South Africa and, with the support of Pakistan, India and Ghana, demanded that the issue be addressed by the Commonwealth.

However, Macmillan insisted that the final communique could only include matters on which the leaders were unanimous.

Ghana was advised that its continued membership in the Commonwealth as a republic was recognised, however, South Africa was advised that it would need to seek consent of other Commonwealth governments for its membership to continue.