EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1947
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
HOME DEPARTMENT (INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi-3, the 15th August 1947
No. 75/3/47-Public (B).—On the forenoon of this day the Warrant under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual appointing His Excellency Rear Admiral the Right Honourable Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., P.C., G.M.S I., G.M.I.E., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., D.8.O., to be the Governor General of the Dominion of India was read by the Secretary to the Government of India in the Home Department at Government House, New Delhi, in the presence of the Chief Justice of India and the Members of the Cabinet.
The oath of Allegiance and the oath for the due execution of the office of the Governor General of Dominion of India were administered by the Chief Justice of India.
PROCLAMATION
New Delhi-3, the 15th August 1947
1118 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 15, 1947 RESOLUTION New Pelhi-3, the 15th August 1947No. 75/3/47-Public (B).—His Excellency Rear Admiral the Right Honourable the Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., P.C , G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.V.O.. K.C.B., D.S.O.. takes his seat as Governor General of the Dominion of India under a salute of 31 guns.
ORDER:—Ordered that the following Proclamation be publish- ed in the Gazette of India :—
WHEREAS His Excellency Rear Admiral the Right Honourable tho Viscount Mountbatten "of Burma, K.G., P.O., G.M.S.I., G.M.E.E , G.C.V.O , K.C.B., D.S.O.. has been appointed by His Majesty to be Governor General of the Dominion of India and has assumed the said office, the said appointment is hereby notified.
ORDERED that a copy of the Proclamation and copies of the foregoing order be sent for information to the States Department, the External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Department, the Defence Department, the "Finance Department, the Depart- ment of Commerce, the Department of Works, Mines and Power, the Department of Labour, the Education Department, Health Department, the Agriculture Department, the Department of Industries and Supplies, the Railway Department, the Legisla- tive Department, the Legislative Assembly Department, the Department of Food, the Department of Information and Broad- casting, Transport Department, Communications Department, the Financial Adviser, Military Finance, Secretary to the Governor General and the Registrar, Federal Court (India), whence such orders as may be necessary will be issued forthwith.
ORDERED that information of the accession of His Excellency Rear Admiral the Right Honourable the Viscount Mountbatten to the office of the Governor General of the Dominion of India be sent to the Provincial Governments and Chief Commissioners noted below :—
The Government of Madras, Bombay, West Bengal, the United Provinces, the East Punjab, Bihar, the Central Provinces and Berar, Assam, and Orissa, the Chief Commissioners of Coorg, Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara, Panth-Piploda and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
R. N. BANERJEE,