The first statement of the political values of the Commonwealth of Nations was issued at the 1961 conference, at which the members declared that racial equality would be one of the cornerstones of the new Commonwealth, at a time when the organisation's ranks were being swelled by new African and Caribbean members.
The initial assertion of the political values of the Commonwealth of Nations was made at the 1961 conference, where members stated that racial equality would be one of the fundamental pillars of the new Commonwealth, as the organization expanded with new African and Caribbean members at the time.