The United States might well have exploited the opportunity provided by the European Recovery Program to push the hesitant European nations toward political federation as well as economic cooperation, but all proposals to this effect were rejected by the United States Government at the time.

The British-run Government of India initially rejected the Simla Agreement as incompatible with the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which stipulated that neither party was to negotiate with Tibet " except through the intermediary of the Chinese government ".

The Government of Kuwait, Libya and Morocco promised to support the film financially, but when it was rejected by the Muslim World League, Kuwait withdrew it financial support.

In 2011 the Scottish Government rejected a proposal to create a national park on the Isle of Harris.

This was rejected by the American Government in favor of more economic-ideological approaches and the United States did not join the League.

The 2002 report's criticism of the legal defence of ' reasonable chastisement ' of children by parents, which the Committee described as ' a serious violation of the dignity of the child ', was rejected by the UK Government.

A new national Constitution was proposed only in 1826, during the Presidency of Unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia, but it was again rejected by the Provinces, leading to the dissolution of the National Government the following year.

The major changes introduced by the Fraser Government were largely rejected by the Hawke Labor Government, which returned to the original Medibank model.

Gladstone rejected Chamberlain's request for the Colonial Office and eventually appointed him President of the Local Government Board.

Havering London Borough Council applied to the Government to allow a ' super-casino ' to be built in the south of the borough, however the application was rejected in May 2006.

According to Ernst Wigforss, both Gustaf V and Prince Gustav Adolf attempted to persuade the Swedish Government to allow the Allies to transport troops through Sweden, though this was rejected by the Government because it was felt it would cause retributions from Germany.

A US court rejected the law suit blaming UCC for causing soil and water pollution around the site of the plant and ruled that responsibility for remedial measures or related claims rested with the State Government and not with UCC.

The Scottish Government rejected the proposals in early 2008.

The proposed form of government was rejected by the Russian Provisional Government, and was then left largely forgotten for a time due to the confusion and urgency of the situation surrounding the October Revolution and the declaration of Finland's independence.

His main defence, that it was in the public interest that this information be made available, was rejected on the grounds that " the public interest is what the government of the day says it is ", but the jury nevertheless acquitted him, much to the consternation of the Government.

The British Government rejected this claim, asserting the validity of the 1899 award.

The British Guiana Government, then under the leadership of the PPP, also strongly rejected this claim.

John Bellingham was a merchant who believed he had been unjustly imprisoned in Russia and was entitled to compensation from the Government, but all his petitions had been rejected.

The Government rejected the idea of a BLMC / CUK merger, and instead CUK received a loan and BLMC was subjected to a series of studies to determine its future.

On 19 August 2009, MacAskill rejected an application by Libya to transfer to their custody Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted of the Pan Am Flight 103 bomb that killed 270 people, acknowledging that " the American families and Government had an expectation or were led to believe that there would be no prisoner transfer.

Despite the overwhelming majority of Government and Opposition parties being supporting a Yes vote, the electorate rejected the Government's recommendation.

In 1950, the Federation of Malaya Government rejected the registration of the Malay Nationalist Party of Malaya ( Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, PKMM ) as a legitimate political party.

In response to the findings of The Tribunal, the National Government postponed the float of Mighty River Power until early 2013, but rejected calls for a national hui.

Following the advice of economic advisors who cautioned Armenia's leadership against the consolidation of economic power in the hands of a few, in January 2001, the Government of Armenia established the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition.

The Governor is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the British Government.

Most contracts are awarded by the Department for Transport ( DfT ), with the exception of Merseyrail, where the franchise is awarded by Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, and ScotRail, where the DfT awards on the advice of the Scottish Government.

ICANN's Government Advisory Committee is currently set up to provide advice to ICANN regarding public policy issues and has participation by many of the world's governments.

With a view to making the best use of communication facilities for information, publicity and development, the Government of India in 1962-63 sought the advice of the Ford Foundation / UNESCO team of internationally known mass communication specialists who recommended the setting up of a national institute for training, teaching and research in mass communication.

The Prime Minister then formally kisses the hands of his Sovereign, whose royal prerogative powers are thereafter exercised solely on the advice of the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Government (" HMG ").

The Sovereign may appoint anyone a Privy Counsellor, but in practice appointments are made only on the advice of the Government, and generally consist only of senior members of parliament, the church and judiciary.

Most of the functions of the President may only be carried out in accordance with the strict instructions of the Constitution, or the binding ' advice ' of the Government.

; Appoints the judiciary: The President appoints the judges to all Courts of the Republic of Ireland, on the advice of the Government.

; Represents the state in foreign affairs: This power is exercised only on the advice of the Government.

This is a nominal position, the powers of which are exercised on the advice of the Government.

; Power of pardon: The President, on the advice of the Government, has " the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment ".

* The President appoints, on the advice of the Government, the Senior Professors and chairman of the council of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies ; the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland ; the members of the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal ; the Ombudsman ; and the members of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

The Irish government refused to attend royal functions as a result ; for example, Patrick Hillery declined on Government advice to attend the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, to which he had been invited by Queen Elizabeth, just as Seán T. O ' Kelly had declined on government advice to attend the 1953 Coronation Garden Party at the British Embassy in Dublin.

" In turn, Bhutan agreed " to be guided by the advice of the British Government in regard to its external relations.

Governors-General were appointed by the King initially on the advice of the British Government, but with the consent of the Irish Government.

When the French Government first investigated the idea of overhauling their system of measurement, Talleyrand, in the late 1780s, acting on Concordet's advice, invited Riggs, a British Parliamentarian and Thomas Jefferson, the American Secretary of State to George Washington, to work with the French in producing an international standard by promoting legislation in their respective legislative bodies.

The First Wilson Government made assistance to deprived urban communities a specific policy of national government in 1969 with the passage of the Local Government Grants ( Social Need ) Act, which empowered the Home Secretary to dispense grants to assist local authorities in providing extra help to areas “ of special social need .” The Urban Aid Programme was subsequently launched to provide community and family advice centres, centres for the elderly, money for schools and other services, thereby alleviating urban deprivation.

In both instances where those circumstances arose prior to the Whitlam Government, in 1914 and 1951, the Governor-General dissolved Parliament for a " double dissolution " election on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Kerr would receive no written advice from the Government until 6 November.

The person appointed to this role provides legal advice to the Government, acts as the representative of the public interest and resolves issues between government departments.

The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee ( GABCC ) provides advice from community organisations and agencies to State, Territory and Australian Government Ministers on efficient, effective and sustainable whole-of-Basin resource management and to coordinate activity between stakeholders.