CONTENTS

Volume 1 (9th to 23rd December 1946)
Monday, the 9th December 1946
Election of Temporary Chairman 1
Messages of Goodwill 1
Election Petition from Khan Abdus Samad Khan Of British
Baluchistan 2
Chairman's Inaugural Address 2
Nomination of Deputy Chairman 7
Death of Mr. Prasanna Deb Raikut 8
Presentation of Credentials and Signing of the Register 8

Tuesday, the 10th December, 1946
Procedure for Election of Permanent Chairman 15
Provisional Adoption of Central Legislative Assembly Rules
and Standing Orders 18
Confirmation of Existing Organisation of Constituent
Assembly Office 21
Committee on Rules of Procedure 21
Announcement Regarding Nominations for Chairman
and Committee 34

Wednesday, the 11th December, 1946
Reply to Messages of Greetings to the Constituent
Assembly 35
Election of the Permanent Chairman 35
Congratulations to the Permanent Chairman 36
Election of the Committee for Rules of Procedure 52

Thursday, the 12th December, 1946
Resolution on Aims and Objects of the Assembly by the
Hon? ble Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Discussion postponed 55

Friday, the 13th December 1946
Resolution re: Aims and Objects 57

Monday, the 16th December, 1946
Resolution re: Aims and Objects 71

Tuesday, the 17th December, 1946
Resolution re: Aims and Objects 91

Wednesday, the 18th December, 1946
Programme of Business 111
Resolution re: Aims and Objects 113

Thursday, the 19th December 1946
Programme of Business 131
Resolution re: Aims and Objects 133

Saturday, the 21st December, 1946
Presentation of Credentials and Signing of the Register 155
Resolution re: Election of Constituent Assembly Negotiating
Committee-Adopted 155
Resolution re: Aims and Objects-discussion suspended 166
Consideration of the Report of the Committee on Rules
of Procedure 167
Proceedings in Camera (Not Printed) 173

Monday, the 23rd December 1946
Rules of Procedure Adopted 263
Election of Committees-Credentials Committee 264
House Committee 264
Finance and Staff Committee 264
President's Statement about Reference to Federal Court-The
Statement of May 16 for Interpretation 265