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 at the request and at the expense of the Dominion Government acquire the land or if the land belongs to the United State transfer it to them on such terms as may be agreed, or, in default of agreement, determined by an arbitrator to be appointed by the Chief Justice of India.

8. Nothing in this Instrument shall be deemed to commit the United State in any way to acceptance of any future constitution of India or to fetter the discretion of the Government of the United State to enter into arrangements with the Government of India under any such future constitution.

9. Save as provided by or under this Instrument nothing contained in this Instrument shall affect the exercise of any powers, authority and rights enjoyed by the Raj Pramukh or the validity of any law for the time being in force in the United State or any part thereof.

10. The Instruments of Accession executed in August, 1947, by the Rulers of the States specified in the Schedule hereto are hereby cancelled.

Given under my hand this twenty-second day of May, 1948.

(Sd.) DIGVIJAYSINJHI OF NAWANAGAR, Raj Pramukh of Saurashtra.

I do hereby accept this Instrument of Accession.

Dated this thirteenth day of September, Nineteen hundred and forty-eight.

(Sd.) C. RAJAGOPALACHARI Governor-General of India.