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Description and Holding Information
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1978, Tuvalu Constitutional Conference Rpt.
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Report of the Tuvalu constitutional conference, London, February 1978: n.a., 28p, Cmnd. 7144, London, HMSO, 1978. (At head of title: Miscellaneous
No. 5 {1978}. Tuvalu was earlier the Ellice Islands half of the British Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice islands. A referendum in 1974 confirmed the
desire of its people for separation from the Gilberts and independence New separate constitutions for the Ellice Islands and the Gilbert islands came
into force on 1 October 1975, with the actual divorce coming into effect on 1 January 1976, when the Ellice Islands were renamed the Colony of Tuvalu.
“Tuvalu” translates as “eight standing united,” and refers to the eight permanently inhabited islands in the nine-island chain. Total area of the
country is ca. 10 sq. mi. {26 sq. km.}. Tuvalu became an independent member of the Commonwealth on 1 October 1978. The head of state is the British monarch,
represented by a Tuvaluan Governor-General. The Prime Minister and Cabinet report to a unicameral, elected Parliament. Tuvalu enjoys a special
category of Commonwealth membership, which carries the right to participate in all functional Commonwealth meetings, but not to attend meetings of the
Commonwealth heads of state.)
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Title:
Report of the Tuvalu Constitutional Conference, London, February 1978 / presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by Command of Her Majesty, March 1978.
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OCLC Number:
705806234
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | No |
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