DAVID LLOYD GEORGE EXHIBITION 1863-1945 March 1995

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GENOA CONFERENCE 1922

By 1922 support for David Lloyd George had weakened and the coalition that supported the Government was very unsteady due to lack of success of policies. He met personal opposition, especially after the "honours for sale" scandal. But he also faced serious political opposition from the ranks of back bench Conservative members of his coalition. Very many matters worried them; they were very unhappy with the way he conducted business in the seemingly continuous series of international conferences that followed the War. He would conduct these meeting himself, without the help or advice of the Foreign Office. Therefore every failure was seen as his failure. This was seen clearly in the Genoa Conference. It had been convened to promote greater economic co-operation, to improve relations with France and to encourage other governments to recognise Russia. But the Conference failed to achieve anything of worth.

© National Library of Wales
Vianello (San Remo), David Lloyd George at Genoa
for the international conference 1922.
(PG3060/22 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC : NLW Photograph Album 1221)

© National Library of Wales
Fotografia Sciutto (Genova), A session in the conference hall, Genoa, 1922.
(PZ3060/64 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC : NLW Photograph Album 1221)

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