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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 and May, 1948 by the Rulers of the new Covenanting States and the Raj Pramukh of the former Rajasthan State are hereby cancelled.

Given under my hand this fifteenth day of April, 1949.

S. MAN SINGH OF JAIPUR, Raj Pramukh of the United State of Rajasthan.

I do hereby accept this Instrument of Accession.

Dated this twelfth day of May Nineteen hundred and forty-nine.

C. RAJAGOPALACHARI, Governor-General of India.

WHEREAS by Instruments of Accession executed in August 1947 the Rulers of the States of Travancore and Cochin have acceded to the Dominion of India;

AND WHEREAS by ConvenantCovenant [sic] entered into in May 1949, the Rulers of the said States have with the consent of the Government of India agreed to the integration of the respective territories into a single State known as the United State of Travancore and Cochin, in this Instrument referred to as "the United States";

AND WHEREAS by Article IX of the said Convenant it is provided that the Raj Pramukh of the United State shall, as soon as practicable