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Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
The
Secretary of State
for
Commonwealth
Affairs
was a
British Cabinet
minister responsible for
dealing
with
the United
Kingdom's
relations
with members of the
Commonwealth of Nations
. The minister's
department
was the
Commonwealth
Office
.
The position was created on 1dnd
ugust
1966
by the
merger
of the old
positions
of
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
and
Secretary of State for the Colonies
. In
1968
the position was
merged
with that of
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
to
create
the new position of
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
.
Secretaries of State
for Commonwealth Affairs, 1966–1968