Item 117 - Constitutional Developments - File

Includes: (1) Treaty Series No 78 (1972). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic amending the Protocol of 6 August 1914 to provide for the appointment of New Hebridean Assessors to the Courts of First Instance of the New Hebrides. London, 21 July 1972. Printed, 7pp.; (2) Treaty Series No 78 (1972). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic amending the Protocol of 6 August 1914 to provide for the appointment of New Hebridean Assessors to the Courts of First Instance of the New Hebrides. London, 21 July 1972. Printed, 7pp; (3) Treaty Series No 97 (1973) (4) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic supplementary to the protocol of 6 August 1914 and concerning certain Regulations for the Control of Land Subdivisions in the New Hebrides. London, 10 May 1973. Printed, 4pp.

(5) Treaty Series No 97 (1973). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic supplementary to the protocol of 6 August 1914 and concerning certain Regulations for the Control of Land Subdivisions in the New Hebrides. London, 10 May 1973. Printed, 4pp; (6) Treaty Series No 61(1976). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the establishment of a representative Assembly for the New Hebrides. Paris 29/08/75. Printed, 31p; (7) Actualite Dans Le Pacifique: Les Nouvelles-Hebrides après les accords de Londres. Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes. March 1975, pp91- 95. Printed (p/c), 5pp; (8) Treaty Series No.83 (1976). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic amending the Exchange of Notes of 29 August 1975 concerning the establishment of a Representative Assembly for the New Hebrides. London, 15 June 1976. Printed, 4pp.

(vii) Treaty Series No.83 (1976). Exchange of Notes between the Government of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic amending the Exchange of Notes of 29 August 1975 concerning the establishment of a Representative Assembly for the New Hebrides. London, 15 June 1976. Printed, 4pp; (viii) Excerpts from Vanuaaku Viewpoints, 7(3) March 1977. Printed, (p/c), 2pp; (ix) Excerpts from Vanuaaku Viewpoints, 7(5) June 1977. Printed, (p/c), 4pp; (x) Excerpts from Vanuaaku Viewpoints 7(8) October 1977. Printed, (p/c), 3pp; (xi) Excerpt, Keesings Contemporary Archives. December 30 1977. 1979. New Hebrides Entry. Printed (p/c), 1p; (7) Historical Summary of Constitutional Advance in the New Hebrides, 1954-77, by K. Woodward, British Residency Vila. p/c77pp. (27/02/78) (microfilmed PMB 1151).

(9) Smol Nius – Vanuaaku Viewpoints 8(3) April 1978; (10)Excerpt, Keesings Contemporary Archives. 5 May 1978 New Hebrides Entry. Printed (p/c), 1p; (11) John Goldring. “Legalism Rampant: The Heritage of Imposed Law and the Constitution of Papua New Guinea.” Warwick Law Working Papers Vol 2 No 3. June 1978. Ts., (p/c), 28pp; (12) Nikenike Vurobaravu. “Towards a Union Government.”; (13) Excerpt from Vanuaaku Viewpoints 8(2) December 1978; J. Natuman, Assistant Personal Secretary for Minister of Public Administration. “Proportional Representation” Ts., (roneo), 6pp. (2 Copies); (14) Excerpt, Keesings Contemporary Archives. August 24 1979. New Hebrides Entry. Printed (p/c), 3pp; (15)Le Project de Constitution. Nabanga, 22 September 1979. Printed, 4pp. (2 copies)

(16) New Hebrides Gazette, No. 409, 9th October 1979; (17) New Hebrides Government. Report on Representative Assembly and Regional Council Elections 1979. Ministry of Home Affairs roneo, 62pp; (18) Professor Jean Guiart. The Political Situation in the New Hebrides. Paris, 15 February 1980. Translation. Ts., (p/c), 13pp; (19) Report A/34/852. Report of the UN mission to observe the elections in the New Hebrides (photocopy pp1-62 only). Ts., 63pp; (20) New Hebrides Government, Chief Minister. Press Statement. Port Vila, June the 22nd, 1980. Ts., (p/c), 2pp; (21) The Prime Minister’s address to the 12th annual convention of the Kiwanis’, Le Lagon Hotel, September the 16th, 1980. Ts., (p/c) 3pp; (22) The Prime Minister’s address to the Honourable Sir Julius Chan, September the 25th, 1980. Ts., (p/c) 2pp; (23) The Prime Minister’s address to the Honourable Sir Julius Chan, September the 25th, 1980. Ts., (p/c) 2pp; (24) Joint Communique from the Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Port Vila, September 26th 1980. Ts., (p/c), 2pp.

(25) New Hebrides Gazette, No. 409, 9th October 1979; (26) New Hebrides Government. Report on Representative Assembly and Regional Council Elections 1979. Ministry of Home Affairs roneo, 62pp; (27) Professor Jean Guiart. The Political Situation in the The Political Situation in the New Hebrides. Paris, 15 February 1980. Translation. Ts., (p/c), 13pp; (28) Registration Areas - Zones d’Inscription; (29) Election Regulation (H Reg. 19) roneo, 68pp; (30) Election Regulation – New Hebrides, (H Reg. 27). Roneo,80pp; (31) Constitution of the Republic of the New Hebrides. Printed, 21p;

(32) Excerpts from constitution Vanuatu. Chapters 12-15, pp16-21, printed, 6pp. Chapter 12 – Land. Chapter 13 – Decentralisation. Chapter 14 – Amendment of the Constitution. Chapter 15 – Transitional Provisions. Schedule 1: Election of the President of the Republic. Schedule 2: Election of the Prime Minister; (33) “Elections in Vanuatu” – Corrected Proof. Ts., 20pp; (34) Various other Documents, Clippings etc