The 1926 Imperial Conference produced the Balfour Declaration that Dominions were autonomous and not subordinate to the United Kingdom . The 1929 Conference on Dominion Legislation and Merchant Shipping Laws was intended to move from the Balfour Declaration 's broad statement of principle to a substantive legal framework , but the Irish Free State and the Union of South Africa demanded greater practical autonomy than the other attendees would allow . The 1930 Conference would instead address the issue
1926 Imperial Conference
1926 Imperial Conference
1930 Imperial Conference