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ISUMMARYOF \ \CONSTITUTIONALPROPOSALS:I

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1. I r r f ra r r r i r rg t . I ' ecornrnenc. l r r t ionshe Corr r r i r i t t t ' r ' l r rd be fo le i t as i t s gu id i r rgp l inc ip les :(o ) the lequ i r e rnents o { a s t rong Cent ra l ( lovenrr r rcn t lo r ' \ I t r l i rv r r so as to e l rs t t r t lthe econonr ica l and ef fec i ive r rd rn in is t la t io r r f t l rc r :o r r r r t r t tnd t l re u 'c l f i t iv

o f i t s peop le as a \vho le ;1 | ) t l re neec l o r r r ra in ta in i r . rghe ind iv id r r t l i t v o f e r r r l r o { t l re J l t r l r rv St i r tes rL t t r lSe t t e r t re r l ts{ r ' ) t l re r rect l o r 2 rcour l lo r } fo r r rLo l c i t izensh i l r c , r ' i t l l t } tose rc tso t ts u 'ho t ' eg i t i ' r l\ Ia la l ' a as the i r re t r l hor i re anc i us tLe ob ject of the i . - lova l ty ;1 r i ) t l re r rccess i ty o r sa feguard i i rg the s1. ,ec ia l os i t io r r o f the \ I r r lavs; and1r ' ) the neecl fo i ' sa feguard ing the i lnanc ia l s tab i l i t r o f the cou l r t t ' v .( ) l r -q r i iu lc . r i o f t l rese I r ' i i rc ip ies, the Uomrn i t t t : t ' fe l t , t vas e -*se t t t i r t l r t o rder t r i t lJ l i r l r r l i t r r t l ; ' be led , r long the path o f un i ty iu r t i const i t l r t iou i r l 1 ) l ' ogressou 'z t i ' r ls l r t :s r r t s t i rc to i ' -v t t t r r in r r reu t o f respot is ib le se l f govenrnre t t t fo i ' I t t ' r peo i l lc .

FORX{ OF CONSTI '1 'UTI ( )N.' ) . ' .1 'he( 'o r r r r i r i t tee 'econt rnenc lshe estab l ishrne i r t , uu t [e r the p lo tect , ion o f ( i l e r r tB l i tL r in . o f i r l ' ec le r r r t io t r o be cr t l lec l i te Federa t io r r o f - \ l t t l i t r ' , r , o r rs is t i t tg o f t l re t r in t :l l r r l t r l S t a t e s a n d t l r e S e t t l e n r e n t s o f P r : n i r u g L nr l I ' r l r r c , . r r . P o r v e r s L e s e l l e , l 1 , ,H i : l l r r jcs tv iu r (1 o Thc i l H ighrresses l te RLr le ls b r n r r r tu i r l i rg lee l ren t f ro r r r t i r r r r t r rt i r r rc to i t , l r r r i t u i th i r r t l re F 'ec le ra t io t r rv o the l ten ' i to r ' . r ' .lT i s - \ I r r jcs ty u ' i l l hLrve ompie te con t ro l o f t ,he le le r r t :e r l r t l r l f r r l l the exte l t r i r i r lL t i t ' sr i f th t l ' e r le r i r t io r r z l l ld u t t ( le l ta l ies to p ro te t t t ,he \ I t r i i r l S l : r t t ' s f t ' r . r r r r x te rn i r l ' l r , rs t i j , . :lu t t t t t ' l is.The ( en t l r r l C iove l t r t r re t r t , i l t ,he Fede lu t io l r * ' i l l , i t is l r l r p t rsr : t l , ( ) r r1 [ ) r ' iser I ' l ig l r( o r r r t r r iss io r te r ,r l -e t le r ' : t lExecut ive L 'ou i ic i l to i t i r l i r t rd r r l v i sc l r r : IT i l l r ( - l t - , r r r r r r is" i , . ,n ,' .r r t t , l a F- . , , le l l l Lcg is lL r t i le ( lo r r r c i l .I r r e , rc l t - \ I r r la .ySta te t l re ( iovernrnerr t r v i l l co r rs is t , r t H is H ighness t l re I i i r l e r '

1 r i ro r l i l l b t ' a const i tu t iona l Ru le r ) ass is ted bv iL Stu te l ixecu t ive L 'o r r l ru iL ur r I i l( ' o t t t rc i l o f Sta te rv i t h log is la t i te pou 'e rs . I r t eac l i o f the Set t le rner t ts there u - i l l l r r , r rSe t t le t r re t r t L lo rnrc i l v i t l r leg is l iL t ivePou 'e t ' s . The le u i l l . i t i s 1 , r 'o1rosed,e est t rb l is l r t , r li i L 'o t t fc tc t tcc o f l l , t t le ts , t ' t r rc t i t tg w l te t teve l r )eccss i r r ) ' ,o consrr l t rv i t l t each oth t , t ' a r r t lt v i l h t l re Hig l t ( ' o r r ,u t iss io t re i ' t r rn l t te ls o f St r r te , u r r l F t , le r r l c ( ) lcer l t . ' l ' he le rv i l ll r e i t Sup lenre ( 'our t o f the l , ' ec le r iL t ion r rc lsubr i lc l i l i t te L louuts .\o th i r rg i l the p to l tose t l I "e l ie r , r t ion Agreurr re r r t i ' i l l u f fect the pou 'e l o f l l i sl l r t je . t l o r t l te In rp r r i i r l 1 ) r r t ' i i r i t r re t t t ,o i r ra l i e i r r r l s re l i r t i r rg o tL t r d t , fenr .eo l exte f ' l i t ii r f l a i t ' s l t l t e l r r t l c i ' i r t i o r t . ) t ' r i l l i r f t e c t I i s l I r r j e s t r ' s s ( ] \ ' ( , r ( , i ! l r t l u r t [ . j r r l i s t l i c t i o r rr ri l l l { [ ( ) \ ' c i t l t e S t ' t i l e r r r e r t t s .\ r t th i r tg in t l re A gree t r te t t t rv i l l t r1 rp l . , t t t r t t v , \ l r r l i ry Stu tc to r r r i r t te ls 'e l t r t ing tcrt h e \ I u s l i r n R e l i g i o t r o r t l t e ( ' ' t t s l o r r Lo f t l L e ) l r t l ; r t s , s i t l r t h c p r o v i s o t h a t t h e( ' , , i r n Ll s o f S t r t t e u ' i l l l r ; r v c r g i s l r r t i v e ) o \ \ ' c t ' sr r s r r c l ru r i i t t c l ' - c .

' l ' I l l l H i ( i I 1 C O I t I I I S S I ( ) N I R .; l ' f l r , ' H ig i r ( ' ( ) l t l l I I i - \ s io l te rr v i l l h r r ve a t l r r i r l r r rc t io r r . Jn sorno respects he rv i l lr r l t p t t t ' e lv i t s i t lc l ) r ' esLr t t t i i t i l t : f H is I l r r j e s t v , f r - l e r r t r r rp le , r r r r r t r t teLs f c le l ' e rLcer .

c - \ t e i i ( l r r 1 ' f , t i t s . I t r o t l r e t ' t c s p e ( : t s h e n ' i i l r r c t i r r l ) l u s l r i u ) c L , f r r L r t ) r o l i t r o i r r t l r ', 1 , : l e ! l i t t t r l, r l t i t r r b v H i s ' \ l a , j e s t l r t L t r t r r ' l ' l r e i l H i . ' I u i e s - r t , sl r L ' l i u l t . r ' s , r l e : , i r r r r 1 r l e .ru l re r i he exe lc ises e-xe t 'u t ive Lr thor i tv u i th in t l re l lede lzr t io r r .- { . ' l ' h r i r } I i g l r l e s s e s l l t r ' l i . r r i t ' r ' s t t r t l e l t i r l i t ' t ( ) i r c ( : e } ) t l r e i r r l v i t . eo I t h r H i g h( ' o t r r r t t i s s i , r t t t ri t r r l l t t t ; t t t e t ' so f l . o r c r l r l r e t r t , r f t l r e l l e r l e r i r t i o n , r \ r . 9 1 r f i y l - r r r l t l r j l ' si e l a t i r r g o t l r e \ l L r s l i r r r i . r i i g i o r r t l ] t , , ( ' t t s t o t r r f t l r e l I r r l i r l s . ' f l r e l t o u r l o t r r r l i ' i c ri r r S t i r t e r n i r t t c l ' s s e r . ' t ' c i s r L l r l g. r t l r c i l l i t r ' l r , \ , l v i s e r o l t . ; r t ' l rS t l t t . .5 . I r r t l t e r x e t ' c i s eo l h i s e r . t c t t t i v e L t r t l L o r i t vl t e H i g l r ( ' r i r r r t r r i s s i o r r r l ' h i r ss p e c i i r lr ' , r : l r o r r s i l , i l i t i e s . ' l ' l r e s et ' s 1 ; o r - . i L i l i r i e sr c i r r , l i ' :

( r r ) l t t , p t o t e c t i o t r o J t l r e , ' i g - L t s l i r t t v t \ l i r l r L vS t i t t e o r i r r v S e t t l e r n e r r t r i r t ' l f 't h e l i l l r l s , l ) o \ \ ' e l s r t t t l l i g n i t r o l l l r c i i ' l i g ' h u e s s e s h c R L r l e l s ;( L 1 t h e p r e \ . e r I t i u r I r f a t t t ' g l i l \ t \ n r r . i r i i t ' e o t l L e l ) ( , i t c e i ' t r i r r r r l r r i i l i t . r -f t h eI ' e i l e t ' r r t i o t t f r r l ) \ ' l i r l r r v S t r t l r r t ' S c t t l t r n c l r t t ' o r r r p l i s e t l h e t t , i n ;

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21c) t l re sa tegrr r i lc l i i rg f the f in r rnc ia l s tL rb i l i t r i r r r r l r ' c r l i t t , t the l "ede la l L love l t t -n ren t :( r l ) the -qa fe ! , r r r r r ' , l iug i, f t l re rpcc iL r l ros i t io r ro f the l l r t lL r . l i r u t l c t l thc lcg i t i r r t r r t t 'i i l t c t e > t so f t r t l t t ' l ' o r r r l t t l l t \ i t i c s

J. ' r , , r .| 1g [ )u r l rose of r l isc ] ru rg in l i t l )cse respo l ls i l ) i l j t ies l re exeru t ivc d t r thor i t \ ,o f thet { i g l r C o r r r r r r i s s i o u e r ' * ' i l lr r t ' l i i , l e l r e p o i v e r o g i . r i i l ) } ) } o p r i i l t e i l t ' c t i , , n s { ) t h t ( i u \ r e t ' n -l n r ' r l o f u r r l l l a l a v S t r L t eo t ( ) f i u r l S e t t l e r r t t ' r r t .( ) t l r e l s l r c u i i r l e s l r o t t s i L l i i i t i e s , , i l ) u H i g l l L ' o r r r r r r i s s i o t r c fI l ' e u r e n t i o u e t l t t 1 t . L t , L -: f i r p l r s 2 1 r r n d? ! b e l o u .( i . i i the l l ig l r Corr r r r r iss io r re l o i r s i r l e l s i l r a t i t i s exped ien t in t l re i r r te rests o l

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11 I t u t r s n o t c o r r s i r l o l s r lr o s s i l r l e o i r r i t i r t c t l t c t t e t r L e g i s l a t i r - i , ' o t r r r ' r l r ' , t l rU r r o f f j c i a l \ [ e r r r l r e r s] r o s e u r - e l e c t i o u . r r r t l r e C o r t r t t t i t t r e e c o r t t r t r e n c l e dh r r t p r o r i s i o r rsho r r ldbe ntac le o r the e lect io r ro l rncr t l re rs ns soo l t as t l ia t ( ' ( ) r t lse r t ' c 'o tnes r : rc l i r . l l r le ., \ c c o r d i l g l s t h e l r c d e l r r t i o r r s L e e . t t t e t r to t t t a i u s a t l e c l r r r a t i o r i l r l t t i t i s t l r e i ; r t e r r t i o li n 4 ' e , , , , r , , . r e t o c n r r s e t 6 | e i t r t r l r l r r c e t l l t o t h e L e r - i s l a t i r - e l o l r n c j l l e g i s l a t i o i rp rov ic l i r rg or the e lec: l io r lc l f t l re l t lbe ls .The ofhs in l lu rgLrag-e f the [ . lo rn rc i l ' i l l be l ing i ish ; p roy i r ]ed 1 ] ra t , r t . i th l l r r '

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35. U lause l l4 oL t l rc -b 'ede la t iou \g )e ! :n rcu l I r iuv IL lc : lL , r L l r l i r rc lus i r - . r t tr I the$ebt le r r rc t r t .sn t i te ! 'e t le r i t t io r r a r )d fo f t ,he i l a rh r r in is t ra t ic r r , , tL t o t t t t . i t ' r t r i t y ' i th thep r . t r v i s i o n sf t L e F e d e r r r t i o n . \ g l e e r r r e u t ,r s u r l t t r r i r t r t r r r s H i s , \ l L t j e > l y l I I . I y ) ) ' O r d e rl r r ( l t - , r rn tl . h 'o t r r i r r r t - ' , , t r r re . p re : ic r ibe . ' lhu t , is l , t o t ' is io t t 1 t , t t te ( io t ls t i tu t io r l o l i tS t : t t l e r r r e n t ' o t r n c i I i n e i i c h r i f t r e S e t t l t , r t r e n t s i t i r s r t , L l ) ( ) \ \ - e r st t t t l f r t t t t : t i t l t t s sl r rov be s in r i l a l l r ' p rest : r ' i l rc t l .I I N A N T ] ] . \ , .

36 . - \ i t c r the (o t i l r r r t , t t ( . . t i l r rc r r !I t i r t l " t , tL I r t1t ) I I . \g [ t :e t t lc i l l t l te po \ \ ' e r to f iusr rIu i i ls . l rd borrou ' r r ron ies fo r th t : I ) r . l lposes i t i re FeL i t r ' iL t ion l an) 'o f t l r e tc I r i t t l r iescorr rp r ised here in rv i l i be ererc is , ' ,1 l1 t l re l re , le t r r l C iovern l t le l r t .3? . ' I ' he revenues o l the ( iove l r r ruer r t - * f t l r r , l a l ; r - v Sta lcs r r t t t lo t the Set t le r t re rn tsrvi l l be cler. ived rotn the sources set o lr t i r r lhe ' l ' l r i r ,l Sr ' l ret lr r le o the Agreement ant' ll ro t r t s t l l t s to be a l locr r ted o eacl t o f ther r i l r ; ' t he r 'eg is l * t ive L lounc i l ' A l l reveuuesf ro rn t rny o ther sou lce u . i l l t r e rc ! 'e ln l rs o f t l r r l "e t le r ,L l Gover t i t t ten t . ( l l r t r r se 117aud the ! - t tu r th Schedu le to t I e - . \g lccr le r i t , spec i l l ' the he i r t ls o f expet t r l i tu rc rT ' l r ichr r i i l be r r r r t f t ' o r r r ' edera l love l l l r r rs o t r the o l te h&I l ( l i tn ( l f f ( ) l r t Sta te o r Sc t t le lneu t

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3t l . IJ| ic l i s l ' i r r r ts wi l l be nra,- le l' ,rtrr l. 'e, leial t 'e\e l t r . rr ls o ertl,ble the States t lndSet t lenrc t i rs o rnect the i r app lo led experr , l i tLue . l t i s p r ' , rposedhat , in r rdc l i t ion o t ,hec- \ l rend i tu re budgeted for bv St r r tes and Set t le rnents , i t eer ta in s l rm each. \ ,ear sha l l begrar r te r I to thern f ( ) r e \pe l ld i t r l re ( ] I r r t t i lo l ' eseet r e IVices. T l te ar r to t t t t f l i i l . . v t r .yirceorcl ing to t l-re erperrditure t-,{ the Statc or Sclt lerrrent conccrued arrd rvi l l betlesigned, in rro lrrra l t iu:rncial contlit ions, to represent an atnottrrt of approxin'rtrtely$100,t)00 in t i re ci tse of th e State ol Sett lerlent rvith t ,he lalgest expeltrl it l tre, an dpr.oltort ionatel.y es s for the others. This is intelded to t lvoid the necessitv fo r Statesi r , r .1S" t t l .n le r i t s to have to rpp l .v t r r thu Fedc. r r r i eg is l r t ive L lounc i l fo r s t r1 ,1 , lenrer ) t i r r \ -; t . l locir t io ls to ureet i terrrs o{ ul l foruseel} expettcl i t tr . -eof re l t t t ive l.v srn it l l trurounts, an dl lst t to cuable States an d Settiements to urake paynrerrts i tr cases o{ urgency whenthe dela-v nvr-, )ved n lrr ior lefeLence to the Fedelal Coui rcil might prove embarl'assing.

39. No revocirt ion or substantial amendnrent, of the [ienerai Orders set ou t i tlt l re Fif th SciredLrle to the Agleernent nrav be rnade n-ithorrt pr ior cousultation witht l ic Sta te Execu t i vc Corruc i ls dnd the Goveru t r teu ts o f the Set t , le r r ren ts . Sub ject tosrrch corrsultat ion, th e High Oourmissioner rnay rual ie, ametrcl and levoke Lleneral( ) rders lo r . g iv ing e f fect to thu t Par t o f t i re Agreernent rvh ic :h dea ls r l i th F inance.In nart icr . r lar he trrav nlake (ienertr l ()r 'ders for:

the.plepraration arrr l t r rrnslrr ission of est iu lr tes rrncl t 'he fonn lnt ' l contentst ne|eol ;the l in r i t s o i the t iu r rnc ia l po \ \ ' e rs o f ihe St t r tes and i leurs o f spec ia lexper-r,' litureState establi-shtrrertts ui d rt l ) l , foPriat , iorrof establisired saitu' iesIt r i r r rs fe ls l le tueet t heads an t l s t rb -hezr t lsn the est imates;the a l locat ir . ru to Strr tes , t rr . l l it . t t lenretrts of surns fo r expencliture ,, 1u l fo l ' csec l i r l ' \ ' i r t : s .

Such Generu l ( ) r ' de ls w i l l be b in , l ing-upou the ( iove i 'n t ren ts o f Sta tes r rn tLS c t l e u r r u t s .

40 . A l l h r ra r ic i iL l ssc ls \ \h i , :h ueLe, i r r v i r t ,ue o f the p rov is ions o i the .N ' la laya l[rnion Oi'der irr Ct ,u irci l , 1941i, vested i l ] I is t\{ajest.y or in the appropriate oltcer oft [e Govcrr r rnent ( ) t the I Ia l r r ,Sarr I r . r ion fo l L t re I lu rposes oI tha t ' Gove lnment , rv i l lvest in th e 1{ig lr L lorrrrrr issiouer for th e purposes t . , f the Fedelal Governmeut.' lhe . \g leernc l r p r ( ) \ ' i ( lcs or the t t ' u t ts f t ' t 'o f l i tL l t i l i t ies .FIIDI]RAI, CITIZENSEIP.

.11. The fornr of ci t izenship proposed under th e new Corist it trt ion is noL aut t t ional i ty. lt u' i l l not, for exemple, affect or inpair , in anv respect r.r 'hatever,the s ta tus o l Br i t i sh sub jects in the Set t le r r ren ts o r t he st r tus o f sr rb jects o f theRulers in the NIalav Sttrtcs. The, lo lrrr of ci t izenslr ip reconrnte l ic led is an addit it-rn to,nob ir subtraction lrorn, nationrrlity and the Worl i ing Cornrrii ltee's Seport explr inst irat i t could be a qrra l i f icat ion for e lectorar l ights, fol membelship of Counciis, trud folc l1 rp lo t l r le l t t r r r ( oVernrue i r t ser ' \ ' i ( rd Dd i t cou ld con fe o the | p r iv i leges urr r l cou i t limpose ob l ig r t t ions. Thc Fer l r l r r t io r r Agreement p l r . -s t r r i l res er ie ra l C i t iz .ensh i l , i s one

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. ( i ' ) i r l r \ I l r i t ish sub ject bor t r L re to re , r r o r a f te l the appo i r r ted dny, in any o f therterritories norv to be corr'rpris ed n the Fecleration rvhose lalher, either'( i ) wus hirrrself born in any of thesc territories ; or

( i i ) l ras -residecl therein lor a cont, irruous period of not less tharrr a y e d r s ;( ,1 ) a r rv o the l pe t ' son bo l r r be i , , re . r - r rL l u f te r . t i te r rppo in ted day, in Lruv o fthese territories, both of ivLose palents u'et 'e born in an d have beentes ider t t l l ; r I l \ one or t t r r , reo f s t rc l r t r ' r l ' i t t l t ies o t 'a cont inuous per iod ofr r t t t ess t l i r ru 1 l i l cu ls ; and(r ) an v persol l rvhose f rr thel is, at t l re date of t" iral f)(.rbot'r 'sbirth, a ! 'ederalC i t z e r r

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1 i i) an y [Ialav born in bh;tt,State or boln oi a fert ] ier rvho is the subject of theR u l e r o f t l r t r t S t a t e : o r "1 i i i 1anv l )e rso l l na tu la l iser ' l t s i r sr r l r , jec t t I t ,hzr tRt i lu r , .' l ' l t e $ i , l d " l l a l r r r " l r e r e l l r . , : t t ] s i l ) e f s o t l N l t o( i ) hab i tua l ly speaks the J Ia la \ l tu r3urrg r ' ; rn ( l{ i i ) p ro fesses t he \ i t rs l i r r r ' e l ig i r - r r r;u r r i

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l i , ) tha t he is o f good ch, r racte r ' ; rn r l1c ) tha t he has an aclequateknou ' ledge ot the l la la l o l Eng l ish language; and( t i ) tha t he l ias made 11 )ec l t i la t io r r t r f Pernra t ren t Set l le r r ien t in t i re prescr ibedlorrn; ancl( c) tba t , i f h is app i ica t ion is ap ; r ro lec i . he is r v i l l i ng to take the Oi t izeush ip Oathin the prescr ibed fo lm.' lhe e-rpression "acletluate knorvledge" of the \Ialay language l l te&ns1i ] iu the uase of a persou rvho applies for trederal L,it izenship within a periodoI iw'o veirrs f lont t l ie comt-nencemeut of t,he Fedelation Agreeinent,abi l i tv to speak that Iang-rrageu' i th reasonable plc, f ic iencv an,T

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8' l h e U i t i z e u s h i p t ) r r t h i s u , s r u o L t r . l e r : l i r t r r ( i , , l r, , 1 , . . , i i t r i r t i r r r r ) . r , 1 'h e a p p i i c a n t1 , , t i ie e l tect tha t l re o l sh t rv i lL be r r t r ' 1 re r r r , l l i r i t l r t i r t t t iz , - r r 6 I th t Federa t ion o fl l u la la and tha t he r r r she r r ' i l l 3 ive L l r rc - ,ber l ie r rcr,y ;q l1 ; ts l i r i - ' \ r r tLor i t ies onst i tu ted

t l t c l c t t r -l f a persou obtains a ( ler ' l i t i :cate ci f Cit izeusl i i l . , , thc i i ig l i L ,ou.rr t r issioner nay,, , r r the r rpp l icab io r ro l t i ra t person, i r l so grar r t r r t i r e s i l l ) l c t i rne t t Oer t i f ica te o ft i t ize ls i r ip in lesyrecI o f iu r -1 ' r r i t ro t ' h i ] t l o f thu t l re rso t r 1 , , , r ' r r e io le ! ie t la te o f the!r ' i r l t o l the (- le l t i t icarte tncl orcl in t rr i ' l l rcsidel l t , l ' i th such l)erson in t} e Federation.\o pe lso t r u l ro is rLsr rb ject o r c i t i ze r r o f a r t r s t r r te r i l r i ch i t i r s 11 .war w i th H is Ma jest ;7, l r r l i r rg the l i r te \ { ' i r } ' \ l l be qua l iher l t , , L , :co l t re i r l |eder i r l C i t ize r r uu torna t ic4 l lv ,bu t l i uar , bc a t l r r r i t te t l to l ' ' ec le r ' , r l' i t iz , r r rs l r i I b1 'app l ica t io r r . t "

. I ' I IANSI ' f I (JNAL, \ \D I I IS( ' , I - . ] , I , . \ . \ - I , ]OUS PI iOVISIONS..1{. Th e Agreemenl provicles lo l t l r r i r l i f icat iorrs for r lembership of the f i rstl . iounci ls. It is to be exl.rer' tecl l i r r t the rr) i lc l i incf l fo l rcg- ister ing Jt 'ecleraiCit izensu ' i l l no t h lve com. : iu to e f lcc t ivc opera t ion be forc the f i r ' s t Counci ls co r re i i r to be i r r 'gi l r l r : l a t r i l r )s i t ioutr l pr() \ ' is ion. s tirelefol'e necessi lry.45 . ' fhe i re rsons hci l r l ing p i rb l ic o t ' s t r i tu to ry c, fhce t r t l ie .N la layau Ul ion ab the

corlnnerlcenlert of t l ie Fcdrltrt iorr Agrcenrent rr l l be thc first persorrs to holdt 'orreslronrl ing oihcc uri der the Agreernent iu the Feclet ' trt iori or in any Stnte orSct t leurer r t r r s the case rnav be .{6. ' lhe Irederation Aglecrrrcir t i t l t l The l l

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