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The time seems right for a new conception of association within the Commonwealth, not necessarily owing allegiance to the Crown, especially for those countries which have no ties of blood, culture, or religion

This appears to be the first conceptualization of a British Commonwealth involving independent nations rather than colonies. In a sense this notion saved the Commonwealth.

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Hubert Elvin Rance

Born: July 17, 1898
Died: January 24, 1974
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Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance GCMG GBE CB was a British politician who was the last Governor of British Burma between 1946 and 1948, during the transition from Japanese to British colonial administration. Later he became Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.

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