In a note dated 18 November 1954, George Crombie from the Commonwealth Relations Office expresses his concern at the holding of an Afro-Asian Conference, particularly since anti-colonialist views will undoubtedly dominate discussions. He also fears the potential participation of the British colonies.

On 4 February 1955, a note sent by the British Foreign Office to the United Kingdom High Commissioners in the Commonwealth outlines the United Kingdom’s concerns surrounding the conference, to be attended by the representatives of 23 Asian countries and six African countries. The Foreign Office suggests that there is a risk that the Afro-Asian Conference will be influenced by communist hostility to the West and by neutralism.

From 18 to 24 April 1955, 29 Third World countries met in Bandung, Indonesia. This conference was at the origins of the non-aligned countries movement.

The delegation from Liberia, one of the 29 countries participating in the Conference of non-aligned nations held from 18 to 24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Nguyen Van Thoai leads the Vietnamese delegation to the Conference of 29 Non-Aligned States held from 18 to 24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

In April 1955, on the margins of the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia, the non-aligned leaders (from left to right) — Colonel Gamal A. Nasser, the Burmese Prime Minister, U Nu, the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Nasser’s adjutant, Major Salah Salem — celebrate the Burmese New Year in traditional costume.

On 18 April 1955, the Indonesian President Sukarno declares the Bandung Conference open. With some 29 African and Asian countries in attendance, the Conference calls upon all the participants to unite in the fight against colonialism.

On 18 April 1955, in his opening address, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, John Kotelawala, calls on the countries of Africa and Asia taking part in the Bandung Conference to unite against colonialism.

On 18 April 1955, at the opening session of the Bandung Conference, the Egyptian Delegation looks at the issues involved in the process of decolonisation and self-rule in Asian and African countries.

In a telegram dated 26 April 1955, the British Embassy in Djakarta provides a summary of all the introductory speeches that were given on 18 and 19 April at the Bandung Conference.

In his closing address, given on 24 April 1955, the Indonesian Prime Minister, Ali Sastraoamidjojo, claims that the Bandung Conference has been a success.

At the closing session on 24 April 1955, the Indian Delegation celebrates the success of the Bandung Conference as regards the right of self-determination of colonised peoples.

On 24 April 1955, the delegations of 29 countries from Africa and Asia, meeting at the Bandung (Indonesia) International Conference, publish a Final Communiqué containing the principles adopted at the Conference.

On the 10th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the French journalist Arthur Conte publishes an article entitled 'Bandung, a turning point in history' in which he describes the role of this meeting at a global level.