ABSTRACT
TheBritishCommonwealthandEmpirein1945 In1945theBritishCommonwealthandempirestillcoveredaboutonefifthofthelandsurfaceoftheglobeandaboutone-quarterofthepopulationoftheworld,butvaryingdegreesofautonomyhadalreadybeen devolvedtotheirseparateparts.Some,likeCanada,wereforallpractical purposesalreadyindependentnations.Others,likeHongKong,were CrownColonies,administeredbyaGovernor,withlittleorno'unofficial' advice.Theresthaddifferingdegreesof'representative'or'responsible' government(seeGlossaryfortheseterms).
