The Naga National Flag & National Anthem

The Naga National Flag

The significance of the Naga Flag:
a. The Sky blue Background - Everlasting
b. The Red, Yellow and Green Rainbow - Goodwill
    i. Coloured bow Red - Power
    ii. Coloured bow Yellow - Harmony
    iii. Coloured bow Green - Prosperity
c. The White Star (six points) - Guidance, Peace and Tranquility.

Naga National Anthem

God bless  my Nagaland
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her ,
Through  the night with the light from above
From the mountains and the valleys
And the hill-tops where I roam,
God bless my Nagaland
My home , sweet home.

Story behind September 6 Black Day

Story behind September 6 Black Day
(The Matikhrii village Massacre)
On August 14, 1960, the Naga Army attacked Assam Rifle out-post at Thuda (Phor village) in Pochury area. The attack was undertaken by the Eastern Command’s 1st Brigade under the command of Major General Zuheto, along with the then 4th battalion of Pochury Region under the command of Lt. Colonel Thorpa.
The monsoon was at its height during the time and all major rivers like Tizu, Lanye and Thethsii were in full spate. The attack was launched after destroying all the six bridges on all the rivers. This was done to stop reinforcement from reaching the besieged army post.
As the attack continued into the thirteenth day, ammunitions on both sides were running short and on several occasions the Indian Air Force plane tried to drop relief material and ammunitions but were prevented by the Naga Army. At the same time the Indian Air Force jet fighters strafed the attacker’s positions.
An Indian transport plane (Dakota) trying to drop relief materials and ammunitions to the besieged post was shot down by the Naga Army on the 14th day of the siege and crash landed at Zathsii, a paddy field of Meluri village. The Naga Army captured all the 9 (nine) airmen including Flt. Lt. A. S. Singh. This led to a heavy army operation in Pochury area by the Indian Army, who was on a mission to search and rescue the captured airmen, none of whom were ever tortured but were later set free through the Red Cross. In the process of the army operations to rescue the airmen many villages were burnt down and untold atrocities and tortures were inflicted upon the villagers.
On September 1, 1960, 6 (six) villagers from Phor village were tortured to death. Their names are -
1) Lt. Türachu, Village Chief,
2) Lt. Yutsüchu, Pastor,
3) Lt. Chüpuchu DB,
4) Lt. Yitüchu GB,
5) Lt. Türüchu GB,
6) Lt. Müghazu GB.

Again on September 3, 1960 another 3 (three) villagers from Yisi village were beaten to death namely -
1) Lt. Mazu GB,
2) Lt. Throchu,
3) Lt. Mazu RP.

Two villagers Lt. Yichühu and Lt. Nyupuchu from Mokie village were also beaten to death. In Laruri village, Lt. Lingsang was buried alive after severe beating. Lt. Nyukhrüsüh and Lt. Rhorüpa of Meluri village were beaten severely and after which, their heads were chopped-off. Two villages, namely Tsiküzo and Küluopfü, were abandoned due to tortures and humiliations meted out by the Indian army.
On 6th September 1960, the Punjab Regiment posted at Kangjang village reached Matikhrii village around 10 am. The entire village was encircled in three rings and all the villagers were ordered to gather in one place. Men folk were separated from women and children. All the men were made to keep jumping and do sit-ups, for more than 5 hours in the scorching sun, naked. Any signs of tiredness were met with kicks and hits with rifle butts. Then just before sunset, Indian army not satisfied with the punishment meted out to the villagers, rounded them up inside the Village chief’s house and were forced to sit heads down like a lamb being lead to its slaughter.
Lt. Thah, the then Village chief, knowing what was in store for them bravely volunteered to sacrifice. He stood bravely for the Naga cause even to his last breath and said “It’s a man’s pride. No surrender, no compromise for our birth right. This sacrifice is to protect our freedom. I shall gladly lay down my life for the Naga future generation.” Then an Indian army jawan, holding a blunt dao chopped off the head of Lt. Pogholo who was first in the line. Witnessing the brutality and horror in front of their eyes and knowing that all of them were going to be killed, one of the villagers managed to escape the execution forcefully. Then one after another heads rolled down separated from the bodies, and in the event a total of nine lives were lost. Their names are -
1) Lt. Thah,
2) Lt. Pogholo,
3) Lt. Mezitso,
4) Lt. Pongoi,
5) Lt. Eyetshü,
6) Lt. Zasituo,
7) Lt. Thitu,
8) Lt. Kekhwezu,
9) Lt. Kezükhwelo.

The Indian army did not even allow the loved ones to perform last rites and rituals for the dead. All the dead bodies were dumped inside the village chief’s house and were burnt down to ashes along with the other houses and granaries.
The women and children who had fled to the jungle to evade the horror and torture of Indian Army came back the next morning to find the whole village burnt down to ashes. Lt. Thitu who narrowly escaped from the execution was found by his wife Mrs. Rhiitariih with three cuts on the neck, stomach slashed and intestines thrown out. He quoted “Love, tell my beloved children the sacrifice I have borne for them and I am waiting to die in your lap with a cup of water” and after drinking, he breathed his last.
Another victim Lt. Zasituo, traveling Pastor, was also found almost dead with multiple injuries on his chest and neck. Not long after, he died. Then the horrified women and children with no means simply covered the dead bodies with mud and left for the jungles fearing the Indian army might turn up any time.
For days together, the survivors wandered in the deep jungle without proper food and shelter. The wild berries and fruits of the jungle were their only food and means of survival. The only comfort and encouragement they could give to each other was the knowledge of glorious sacrifices made by their men folk. The wild animals and birds of the jungle were their only companions, besides themselves. In extreme conditions of hardships and difficulty, many more precious lives were lost.
The Naga Army then came to their rescue. They were given food, shelter and protection. Even today, the nightmares and tragedy of the incident still remain fresh in the mind of the survivors. In this long dispersion and exodus, the survivors entered Burma and stayed with the Naga Army in their camp at Sathi where Gavin Young of London Observer met them in the later part of 1961. In his book “Indo-Naga War”, page 29-30, he wrote that when he met the survivors, there were only a pathetic thirty people. They spent their lives in the wilderness for two and half years. In 1963, village re-establishment took place but normal life could not be restored for many years.
The people of Pochury have ever since observed 6th September as “BLACK DAY” in memory of all those who had suffered and laid down their lives for the greater glory and freedom of the Nagas. It is a day of sadness and a day to acknowledgement of the sacrifices made by the martyrs.

Courtesy: Pochury Students Union.

Nagalim - Some terminologies

Athang => High

Ahng => Governor

Ahza => Command/Order

Alee => Foreign

Ato Kilonser => Prime Minister

Chaplee => Currency/Money/Finance

Etangiter => Intelligence

Hoho => Assembly/Parliament/Union

Hiyam => Office

Illi => Mrs.

Ino => Mister

Inoli => Miss

Kautaga => Free Nagaland

Kedaghe => President

Kedallo => Union Vice President

Keeya => Defence

Khandan => Jail

Khapur => Member of Regional Judiciary/Sub-Deputy Collector

Khunak Ngeu Khum => Scrvereign Republic of Nagaland

Kilonser => Minister

Kilo => Home

Kimhao => Upper house

Kippo => Lower house

Kuknalim => Victory to Naga Land

Lashika => Ambassador

Leacy => Member of Regional Assembly

Longwipu => Chief of the Army

Lota => Agriculture

Mayan => Supreme

Menoung => Truce

Midan => Chief

Midan Peyu => Chief Commissioner

Nisa => Judge

Oking => Head Quarter/Capital

Pantong => Deputy

Pantong-Peyu => Deputy Commissioner

Peyu => Commissioner

Razu => Sub Division

Raka => Rupee

Rali-Wali => Information and Publicity

Razu-Peyu => Sub-Divisional Officer/Flange Officer/Group Officer

Riyam => Court

Runa Peyu => Village Registrar/Chairman/Village Representative 

Sangmy  => Treaty

Tatar  => Member of Parliament

Urra => Our Country/Land

Woshino  => Vice President

Yaruiwo  => President

Yehza  => Law

Yehzabo => Constitution

Yessacy  => Constituent

Yezzasa => Constituency

Zamla  => Legislature

Zhi Ralha => National Flag

THE SHILLONG ACCORD OF 11 NOVEMBER 1975 BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE UNDERGROUND NAGAS

THE SHILLONG ACCORD OF 11 NOVEMBER 1975 BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE UNDERGROUND NAGAS

1. The following representatives of the underground organizations met the Governor of Nagaland, Shri L.P. Singh, representing the Government of India, at Shillong on 10 and 11 November 1975:

    * Shri I. Temjenba

    * Shri S. Dahru
    * Shri Veenyiyi Rhakhu
    * Shri Z. Ramyo
    * Shri M. Assa
    * Shri Kevi Yallay

2. There was a series of four discussions. Some of the discussions were held with the Governor alone; at others, the Governor was assisted by the two Advisers for Nagaland, Shri Ramunny and Shri H. Zopianga, and Shri M.L. Kampani, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. All the five members of the Liaison Committee namely Rev. Longri Ao, Dr. M. Aram, Shri L. Lungalang, Shri Kenneth Kerhuo and Shri Lungshim Shaiza, participated in the discussions.

3. The following were the outcome of the discussions:
i) The representation of the underground organizations conveyed their decision on their own volition, to accept without condition, the Constitution of India;
ii) It was agreed that the arms, now underground, would be brought out and deposited at appointed places. Details for giving effect to this agreement will be worked out between them and the representatives of the government, the security forces and the members of the Liaison Committee;
iii) It was agreed that the representatives of the underground organizations should have reasonable time to formulate other issues for discussion for final settlement. Dated Shillong: 11 November 1975

      On behalf of the representatives of underground organizations
    * Temjenba
    * S. Dehru

    * Shri Veenyiyi Rhakhu
    * Z. Ramyo
    * M. Assa
    * Kevi Yallay


    * L.P. Singh, On behalf of the Government of India

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SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT TO THE SHILLONG ACCORD ON 5 JANUARY 1976

Implementation of Clause II of the Shillong Accord of 11 November 1975:

i) It was decided that the collection of arms, initially at collection centers, would commence as early as possible and will be completed by 25 January 1976. Initially, places of collection to be decided through discussion between the Commissioner, representatives of underground organizations and the members of the Liaison Committee.
ii) Once all the arms are collected, these will be handed over to the Peace Council Team at the respective places of collection.
iii) The Peace Council Team will arrange to transport the arms from collection centers of Chedema Peace Camp and to arrange guards etc. for safe custody of the arms.

iv) Similar arrangement at agreed place(s) would be made in Manipur with the concurrence of the Manipur Government.
v) The underground may stay at peace camps to be established at suitable places and only the Peace Council will arrange their maintenance. Any voluntary contribution from any source will be made to the Peace Council, which will utilize the fund according to necessity.

Dated Shillong: 5 January 1976

    * Beseto Medom Keyho
    * Pukrove Nakru
    * Z. Ramyo
    * I. Temjenba
    * L.P. Singh, Governor

NOTE: The SHILLONG ACCORD, which unconditionally accepted the Indian Constitution, was totally condemned by the Naga people as an act of capitulation.

Some questions to India and her army over the aerial assault of NSCN-K camps

Some questions to India and her army over the aerial assault of NSCN-K camps

Kaka D. Iralu
Some Indian politicians and army Generals have been boasting that a surgical operation assisted by unmaned Drone aircrafts and Mi-17-V Choppers had succesfully eliminated two Naga army camps and killed 50 Naga “TERRORISTS” in the operation.
My question is this: Are these Naga soldiers terrorists? Now, if these Naga soldiers have crossed into Indian Territory like Calcutta or Delhi and butchered some Indian civilians, then they can rightly be branded as terrorist against India. But if the case is one where Indian soldiers have crossed Naga territories and gone even beyond it into Burmese Naga territories and butchered some Naga soldiers, then who is the terrorist?On this question of territories, let no Indian politician or general ever think that Nagas do not know their own sovereign territory. Such ignorance on the part of the Nagas would be tantamount to ludicrousness when they have for centuries fought against the Burmese, Manipur, Kachar, Tripuri and Ahom kingdoms in defense of their territories. Or coming to modern history, how dare any Indian think that Nagas would have fought the British Empire for 115 years (1832-1947) if they had not known their own territory?
In this ongoing 67 years protracted Indo-Naga war, the issue has always been India’s invasion of Nagaland despite the fact that Nagas had hoisted their independence flag on August 14, 1947- one day prior to India’s declaration of her own independence on August 15, 1947. To quote the former Chief of the Indian Intelligence B.N. Mullik’s words again, he clearly stated the facts in the following words: “Troops moved into Tuensang by October 1955, and the war with the Nagas started from then.” (B. N. Mullik, My years with Nehru, p.308). Prior to this disclosure by B.N.Mullik, even Nehru had said on August 19, 1946 that: “The tribal areas are defined as those long frontiers of India which are neither part of India nor Burma, nor of Indian states nor of any foreign power.” From all these statements, it is crystal clear that Naga territories are not Indian territories and that India is the agressor in the Indo-Naga war.
Therefore, let India, Burma or any other foreign power know that Nagas are not terrorist intruding into any neighboring county and creating law and order problems in foreign soils. Also for the same reasons, let no Indian ever say that Nagas are insurgents or secessionist. As for those 19 Nagas who asked for an Indian state on July 26, 1960 and got it, they were traitors to their own people and can even be branded as secessionist by Indians if they ever claim to be anything else then Indians.
Coming back to the recent events again, the Naga army attacks of Indian troops at Changlangshu on 3rd May or the 6th Dogra Regiment convoy at Paralong on June 4 were only self defensive action taken against foreign troops occupying our territories. And despite the fact that in terms of numbers and weapons, Naga soldiers were far below Indian standards, it was still an open physical confrontation where the casualty on the Indian side was nine dead and several injured in the first incident and 18 dead and 17 wounded in the second. As for the Indian Drone and Helicopter assisted attacks on the Naga army camps as shown in Indian TV channels, it appears to be aerail bombardment from unmaned aircrafts which were followed up by ground mop up operations after the bombs had done their demage. Now to boast over such tactics of warfare from unmanned aircrafts and say that the attacks were even superior to American attacks in the Middle East because there was not even one Indian casualty, is but sheer shamless nonesense. Can a one billion plus nation boast about a so called surgical and incisive operation from the air against a helpless nation of barely four million people and still think that the whole world should applaud their actions? If the TV footages are true, the bombs fired against what appears to be a Gypsy missed the target at least three times. (Wheter the fourth hit the target was not shown.)
One even finds it difficult to believe the TV footages as the terrain shown in the pictures are plain and level areas whereas the Naga terrains in the Eastern Burmese side are all steep hills and gigantic mountains where no Gypsy could be around simply because there are just no roads in these areas. On the part of the NSCN K, they had even challenged the Indian army to show pictures of the slain Naga soldiers if indeed their operations had inflicted death in the proportions of first, 15 dead, followed by 50 dead, and finally even 100 dead which was reported again and again in the Indian TV channels!
Coming back to the queston of terrorism or terrorists, I do not know how the Indian Government determines or defines who a terrorist is. But in international political and legal terminology, terrorist are people who indulge in the murder of innocent citizens or soldiers of a county after crossing into their lands.
As far as we Nagas are concerned, we are not in Indian soil but are in our own lands where our forfathers have lived and defended our territories for thousands of years. As for Indian soldiers or administrators who are now in Nagaland, they are now where they never were before, prior to October 1955. To once again quote B. N. Mullik, you moved into our territories, only in October 1955 to wage war against us in territorial aggression. As for your forefathers, they had always been inhabitants of India for the past 3000 or more years. Their lands and their roots are in Indian soil and none of them so much as even own an inch of land in our country. If any one of you possesses any documentery evidence of land ownership in our Naga lands, then please show it to the world or even file any case in any international court of law for land ownership rights in Nagaland.
Indian politicians and generals can go on fooling the Indian public with this theory and that theory, but please know this, that neither we Nagas, nor the rest of the world, are ignorant of world history and geography to believe the Indian political lie that Nagas are Indians and Nagaland is Indian Territory.
In conclussion, who then is the real terrorist in this 60 years Indo-Naga conflict? Are the Naga soldiers defending their own territories against India’s invasion, the “TERRORIST or the Indian soldiers terrorising even Naga civilians with heinous laws like The Armed Forces Special Powers Act etc, the real “TERRORISTS?” We Nagas, challenge India and the world to declare their answer to this very serious question that has already caused so many deaths on both the Indian as well as the Naga side.

NSCN-K on 33 point ‘hidden demand’ of NSCM-IM.

NSCN Khaplang on 33 point ‘hidden demand’

The NSCN/GPRN lambasted the IM gang for attempting to betray the Naga National cause for their selfish end. After thorough deliberation on the hidden demands of the IM gang submitted to the GOI, the NSCN/GPRN has decided to re-produce it before the Nagas for adequate response.
The same IM gang denied and accused NSCN/GPRN of fabricating their previous 31 points of proposals to the GOI during 2005. Even today, the IM gang may not hesitate to deny and accuse NSCN/GPRN on their present hidden proposals. It is worth mentioning here that, a thousand lies and denials won’t make a single truth.
The NSCN/GPRN has no objection to the demands made by the IM gang to GOI, rather it appeals the GOI to speedily expedite the solution as demanded without affecting the issue of Naga sovereignty.
Delaying on the part of GOI to solve IM’s demands and thereby directly encouraging terrorist activities will be answerable by the GOI before the international communities.
The NSCN/GPRN is re-producing IM’s demands for the wide information for one and all.
Safeguards (special provisions in the Constitution)
Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, no act of Parliament shall apply in respect of:
1. Extension of Art 371A to all Naga inhabitant areas in India
2. Intestate trade and commerce
3. Regulation and development of oil fields, mineral oils resources, petroleum and petroleum products, other liquids and substances declared as highly inflammable
4. Cultivation, manufacture and sale for export of opium
5. Regional Supreme Court
6. Duties and customs including export duties
7. Regional passport office at Dimapur
8. Lotteries
9. Job reservation in 5% UPSC for all Nagas for a period of 30 years
10. Creation of 2BN Military and para-military forces, 4BN IRB
Foreign Affairs
11. Diplomatic and consulates
12. All matters which brings the state into relation with any foreign nation in respect of trade and commerce, treaties, agreements with foreign nations. Export and import to and from foreign nations. Duties and customs including custom duties,
13. Participation in conferences of trade conferences and implementing its decisions.
14. Participation in UNO in matters of human resources development, socio-economic growth, environment and trade relations.
15. Foreign loans and aids
Human Resources
16. Reservation of seats for Medical 200 seats before commissioning Medical College and increase by 100% present reserved seats.
17. Medical College, Engineering College and Bio-technology etc.
18. Vocational institutions.
Economic package on infrastructure
19. Coal based 250MW Thermal power
20. Dikhu Hydro project, 120MW, Tizu-Zumki Basin 1500MW
21. NH-39, 150, 155, 60 be upgraded to four lane connecting Myanmar
22. Circular Road connecting all the Naga District HQs
23. Railway
24. International Air port at Dimapur
25. Road Maintenance fund to be doubled in the Hill Areas in view young soil and rainfall
26. Air transport tax and other charges to be subsidized by 50%
Politic and Administration
27. Nagaland State : Grant 20MLC+2LS+1RS
28. Manipur Hills Areas Delimit to 30 Seats from the present 20 seats.
29. VI schedule for ADC(s) Manipur Hill district and Tirap and Changlang Districts.
Social Organization
30. Let there be 30 member Council of Naga States, to be elected by the MPs, MLAs, MLC and Members of ADCs in plural system of voting and funded by Govt of India under Finance Commission grant with the following responsibilities.
a. Customary law and social practices,
b. Custodian and Interpretation of Agreement with GOI and foreign nations.
Myanmar Nagas:
31. The poverty and backwardness of Myanmar Nagas is unknown to the World. Perhaps they are the most backward people living on earth. They still live with no water supply, medical, electricity, education and road. What they require is basic amenities to live and grow. Peace and development is what they require. Nagas lived together without boundaries before India and Myanmar Independence. It was the wish of Nagas to live under one administrative umbrella, which was expressed even before the Indian Independence. But today is fact and reality that we are growing under two nations and that our dream to live together under one administrative umbrella is a wishful thinking only. Although, we cannot be under one nation, our wishes for their good living continue to live in our mind. We therefore, seek from Govt of India to provide basic Infrastructures in Naga inhabitant areas in Myanmar keeping in view of peace and socio-economic relations. Pending the issue of sovereignty for reconsideration after a period of time as agreed between two parties, we may suggest for negotiation for Naga State with Myanmar Govt.
32. Finance Commission to consider for special financing in view of delay in finding political solution which has resulted underdevelopment and slowed growth in human resources building and the young soil and high rainfall.
33. Planning Commission to make time bound program for human resources and economic infrastructures to become self-content.

MIP
NSCN/GPRN K

The 16-point Agreement arrived at between the Government of India and the Naga People’s Convention.

The 16-point Agreement arrived at between the Government of India and the Naga People’s Convention, July, 1960

1. The Name: The territories that were heretofore known as the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area under the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act, 1957, shall form a State within the Indian Union and he hereafter known as Nagaland.

2. The Ministry Incharge: The Nagaland shall be under the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India.

3. The Governor of Nagaland:
(a) The President of India shall appoint a Governor for Nagaland and he will be vested with the executive powers of the Government of Nagaland. He will have his headquarters in Nagaland.
(b) His administrative secretariat will be headed by the Chief Secretary stationed at the Headquarters with other Secretariat staff as necessary.
(c) The Governor shall have special responsibility with regard to law and order during transitional period and for so long as the law and order situation continue to remain disturbed on account of hostile activities. In exercising this special responsibility, the Governor shall, after consultation with the Ministry, act in his individual judgement. This special responsibility of the Governor will cease when normalcy returns.

4. Council of Ministers:
(a) There shall be a Council of Ministers with a Chief Minister at the head to assist and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions.
(b) The Council of Ministers shall be responsible to the Naga Legislative Assembly.

5. The Legislature: There shall be constituted a Legislative Assembly consisting of elected and nominated members as may be deemed necessary representing different tribes. (Further a duly constituted body of Expert may be formed to examine and determine the principles of representation on democratic basis).

6. Representation in the Parliament: Two elected members shall represent Nagaland in the Union Parliament, that is to say, one for the Lok Sabha and the other for the Rajya Sabha.

7. Acts of Parliament: No Act or law passed by the Union Parliament affecting the following provisions shall have legal force in the Nagaland unless specially applied to it by a majority vote of the Nagaland legislative Assembly:
(a) The Religious or Social Practices of the Nagas.
(b) The Customary Laws and Procedure.
(c) Civil and Criminal Justice so far as these Concern decision according to the Naga Customary Law.
The existing law relating to administration of civil and criminal justice as provided in the Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in the Naga Hills District shall continue to be in force.
(d) The ownership and transfer of law and its resources.

8. Local Self-Government: Each tribe shall have the following units of the rule making and administrative local bodies to deal with matters concerning the respective tribes and areas:
(a) The Village Council;
(b) The Range Council; and
(c) The Tribal Council.
The Council will also deal with disputes and cases involving breaches of customary laws and usages.

9. Administration of Justice:
(a) The existing system of administration of civil and criminal justice shall continue.
(b) Appellate Courts:
(i) The District Court-cum-Sessions Court (for each district), High Court and Supreme Court of India;
(ii) The Naga Tribunal (for the whole of Nagaland) in respect of cases decided according to customary law.

10. Administrative of Tuensang District:
(a) The Governor shall carry on the administration of the Tuensang District for a period of 10 (ten) years until such time when the tribes in the Tuensang District are capable of shouldering more responsibility of advance system of administration in other parts of the Nagaland.
(b) Provided further that a Regional Council shall be formed for Tuensang District by representatives from all the tribes in Tuensang District, and the Governor may nominate representative to the Regional Council as well. The Regional Council will elect Member of the Naga Legislative Assembly to represent Tuensang Distirct.
(c) Provided further that on the advance of the Regional Council, steps will be taken to start various Councils and Courts, in those areas where the people feel themselves capable of establishing such institutions.
(d) Provided further that no Act or Law passed by the Legislative Assembly shall be applicable to Tuensang District unless specially recommended by the Regional Council.
(e) Provided further that the Regional Council shall supervise and guide the working of the various Councils and Tribal Courts within Tuensang District wherever necessary and depute the local officers to act as Chairmen thereof.
(f) Provided further that Council of such areas inhabited by a mixed population or which have not as yet decided to which specific Tribal Council be affiliated to, shall be directly under the Regional Council for the time being. And at the end of ten years the situation will be reviewed and if the people so desired the period will be further extended.

11. Financial Assistance from the Government of India: To supplement the revenues of Nagaland, there will be need for the Government of India to pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Nagaland, and a grant-in-aid towards meeting the cost of administration. Proposals for the above grants shall be prepared and submitted by the Government of Nagaland to the Government of India for their approval. The Government will have general responsibility for ensuring that the funds made available by the Government of India are expended for the purposes for which they have been approved.

12. Consolidation of Forest Areas: The delegation wished the following to the placed on record: "The Naga delegation discussed the question of the inclusion of the Reserve Forests and of contiguous areas inhabited by the Nagas. They were referred to the provisions in Article 3 and 4 of the Constitution, prescribing the procedure for the transfer of areas from one state to another".

13. Consolidation of Contiguous Naga Areas: The delegation wished the following to be placed on record: "The Naga leaders expressed the view that other Nagas inhabiting contiguous areas should be enabled to join the new state. It was pointed out to them on behalf of the Government of India that Article 3 and 4 of the Constitution provided for increasing the area of any state, but it was possible for the Government of India to make any commitment in this regard at this stage".

14. Formation of Separate Naga Regiment: In other that Naga people can fulfil their desire of playing a full role in the defence forces of India, the question of raising a separate Naga Regiment should be duly examined for action.

15. Transitional Period:
(a) On reaching the political settlement with the Government of India, the Government of India will prepare a Bill for such amendment of the Constitution, as may be necessary, in order to implement the decision. The draft Bill, before presentation to Parliament, will be shown to the delegates of the NPC.
(b) There shall be constituted an Interim Body with elected representatives from every tribe, to assist the advice the Governor in the administration of Nagaland during the transitional period. The tenure of office of the members of the Interim Body will be 3 (three) years subject to the re-election.

16. Inner Line Regulation: Rules embodied in the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1973, shall remain in force in Nagaland.

The Nine Point Agreement arrived at between the Naga National Council and the Governor of Assam.

THE NINE POINT AGREEMENT

(The Nine Point Agreement arrived at between the Naga National Council and the Governor of Assam, Sir Akbar Hydari in June 27-19, 1947)

PREAMBLE:
The right of the Nagas to develop themselves according to their freely expressed wished is recognized.

Judicial:
All cases whether civil or criminal arising between Nagas in the Naga Hills will be disposed of by duly constituted Naga courts according to Naga customary law, or such law as may be introduced with the consent of duly recognized Naga representatives organizations, save that where a sentence of transportation or death has been passed there will be right of appeal to the Governor.

In cases arising between Nagas and non-Nagas in (a) Kohima and Mokokchung town areas, and (b) in the neighbouring plains districts, the judge if not a Nagas, will be assisted by the Naga assessor.

Executive:
The general principle is accepted that what the Naga National Council is prepared to pay for the Nagas National Council should control. The principle will apply to work done as the staff employed.

While the District Officer will be appointed at the discretion of the Governor, Sub-Division of the Naga Hills should be administered by Sub-Divisional Council with a full-time executive President, paid the Naga National Council, who would be responsible to the District Officer, for all matter falling within the latter’s responsibility, and to the Naga National Council for all matters falling within their responsibility.

Agriculture:
The Naga National Council will exercise all the power now vested in the District Officer.
Public Works Department (PWD).
The Naga National Council will take over full control.
Education and Forest Department.
The Naga National Council is prepared to pay for all the services and staffs.

Legislative:
That no laws by the Provincial of Central Legislature which would affect the terms of this agreement of the religious practices of the Nagas shall have legal force in the Naga Hills without the consent of the Naga National Council.

In case of dispute as to whether any law did so affect this agreement, the matter would be referred by the Naga National Council to the Governor who would then direct that the law in question should not have legal force in the Naga Hills pending the decision of the Central Government.

Land:
That land with all its resources in the Naga Hills should not be alienated to a non-Naga without the content of the Naga National Council.

Taxation:
That the Naga National Council will be responsible for the imposition, collection and expenditure of land revenue and house tax, and such other taxes as may be imposed by the Naga National Council.

Boundaries:
The present administrative divisions should be modified so as to-

(i) Bring back into the Naga Hills District all the forest transferred to the Sidsagar and Nowgogn District in the past, and
(ii) Bring under the one unified administrative unit, so far as possible, all the Nagas. All the areas so included would be within the scope of the present proposed agreement.

No areas should be transferred out of the Naga Hills without the consent of the Naga National Council.

Armed Act:
The District Officer will act on the advice of the Naga National Council in accordance with the provisions of the Arms Act.

Regulations:
The Chin Hills Regulation and the Bengal Eastern Frontier will remain in force.

Period of Agreement:
The Governor of Assam as the agent of the Government of India will have a special responsibility for a period of ten years to ensure that due observance of this agreement; at the end of this period the Naga National Council will be asked whether they require the above agreement to be extended for a further period, or a new agreement regarding the future of the Naga people arrived at.