▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁application . ▁The ▁" Ke ep ▁South ▁Africa ▁In " ▁group ▁included ▁Britain ' s ▁Harold ▁Mac mill an , ▁Rh odes ia ▁and ▁Ny as aland ' s ▁Roy ▁Wel ens ky , ▁Australia ' s ▁Robert ▁M enz ies ▁and ▁Keith ▁Hol yo ake ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Canadian ▁prime ▁minister ▁John ▁Die fen b aker ▁proposed ▁that ▁South ▁Africa ▁only ▁be ▁re - ad m itted ▁if ▁it ▁joined ▁other ▁states ▁in ▁condem ning ▁apart heid ▁in ▁principle . ▁Once ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁membership ▁would ▁be ▁rejected , ▁Ver wo erd ▁with d rew ▁his ▁country ' s ▁application ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁Conc ern s ▁were ▁also ▁expressed ▁about ▁Britain ' s ▁pros pective ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Common ▁Market ▁and ▁the ▁possible ▁impact ▁on ▁trade ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁also ▁expressed ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁world wide ▁dis arm ament ▁" subject ▁to ▁effective ▁ins pection ▁and ▁control ". ▁▁ ▁Cy pr us ' ▁application ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Commonwealth , ▁following ▁its ▁independence ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁was ▁approved ▁over ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁which ▁object ed ▁as ▁Cy pr us ▁had ▁not ▁applied ▁for ▁membership ▁prior ▁to ▁independence ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁custom ary . ▁Cy pr us ' ▁President , ▁Arch bishop ▁Mak arios ▁III , ▁joined ▁the ▁conference ▁once ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁his ▁country ' s ▁membership ▁was ▁made . ▁The ▁membership ▁application ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁was