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WHEREAS, the duly elected representatives of the States of Junagadh, Manavadar, Mangrol, Bantwa, Sardargarh and Babariawad (hereinafter referred to as the said States), have recommended to the Government of India and the Government of the United State of Kathiawar renamed and hereinafter referred to as the United State of Saurashtra (a) that the administration of the said States be integrated with that of the United State of Saurashtra and (b) that the aforesaid representatives of the people of these States be enabled to participate in the Kathiawar Constituent Assembly hereinafter referred to as the Saurashtra Constituent Assembly with a view to framing a common constitution for the United State of Saurashtra and the said States;

AND WHEREAS, pending the final determination of the constitutional structure of the said States, by the Saurashtra Constituent Assembly it is expedient that the Covenant entered into by the Rulers of Kathiawar States for the formation of the United State of Saurashtra (hereinafter referred to as the said Covenant), shall be so modified as to provide for,

We, the Rulers of the Covenanting States, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Government of India, enter into the following supplementary Covenant

Words used in the Supplementary Covenant shall have the same meaning as in the said Covenant.

The provisions of this Supplementary Covenant shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the said Covenant.

From a date to be agreed upon between the Governments of the said States and the Government of the United State of Saurashtra, with the concurrence of the Government of India, the administration of the said