Naga-Akbar Hydari Accord
(Nine Point Agreement)
Kohima, 26-28 June 1947
That the right of the Nagas to develop themselves according to their freely expressed wishes is
recognized.
1. Judicial – All cases whether civil or criminal arising between Nagas in the Naga Hills
will be disposed of by duly constituted Naga Courts according to Naga customary law or
such law as may be introduced with the consent of duly recognized Naga representative
organizations: save that where a sentence of transportation or death has been passed there
will be a right of appeal to the Governor.
In cases arising between Nagas and non-Nagas in (a) Kohima and Mokokchung town
areas, and (b) in the neighbouring plains districts, the judge if not a Naga will be assisted
by a Naga assessor.
2. Executive – The general principle is accepted that what the Naga Council is prepared to
pay for, the Naga Council should control. This principle will apply equally to the work
done as well as the staff employed.
While the District Officer will be appointed at the discretion of the Governor,
Subdivisions of the Naga Hills should be administered by a Subdivisional Council with a
full time executive President paid by Naga Council who would be responsible to the
District Officer for all matters falling within the latter’s responsibility, and to the Naga
Council for all matters falling within their responsibility.
In regard to:
(a) Agriculture – the Naga Council will exercise all the powers now vested in the District
Officer.
(b) C.W.D. – The Naga Council would take over full control.
(c) Education and Forest Department – The Naga Council is prepared to pay for all the
services and staff.
3. Legislative – That no laws passed by the Provincial or Central Legislature which would
materially affect the terms of this agreement or the religious practices of the Nagas shall
have legal force in the Naga Hills without the consent of the Naga Council. In cases of
dispute as to whether any law did so affect this agreement the matter would be referred
by the Naga Council to the Governor who would then direct that the law in question
should not have legal force in the Naga Hills pending the decision of the Central
Government.
4. Land – That land with all its resources in the Naga Hills should not be alienated to a non-Naga without the consent of the Naga Council.
5. Taxation – That the Naga Council will be responsible for the imposition, collection, and
expenditure of land revenue and house tax and of such other taxes as may be imposed by
the Naga Council.
6. Boundaries – That present administrative divisions should be modified so as (1) to bring
back into the Naga Hills District all the forests transferred to the Sibsagar and Nowgong
Districts in the past, and (2) to bring under one unified administrative unit as far as
possible all Nagas. All the areas so included would be within the scope of the present
proposed agreement. No areas should be transferred out of the Naga Hills without the
consent of the Naga Council.
7. Arms Act – The Deputy Commissioner will act on the advice of the Naga Council in
accordance with the provisions of the Arms Act.
8. Regulations – The Chin Hills regulations and the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations
will remain in force.
9. Period of Agreement – The Governor of Assam as the Agent of the Government of the
Indian Union will have a special responsibility for a period of 10 years to ensure the
observance of the agreement, at the end of this period the Naga Council will be asked
whether they require the above agreement to be extended for a further period or a new
agreement regarding the future of Naga people arrived at.
Naga National Council
Governor of Assam, Sir Akbar Hydari
Tribes Represented at Discussions on the 26th, 27th and 28th June, 1947 at Kohima
Western Angamis
Eastern Angamis
Kukis
Kacha Nagas (Mzemi)
Rengmas
Semas
Lothas
Aos
Sangtams
Changs.
