§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Overseas Development if the Government will make a contribution to the Feed the Minds Campaign.
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A. MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH Terriotry Date of Independence(a) or Creation(b) Constitutional Status on Independence Remarks India … 15.8.47(a) … Monarchy … Became a Republic 26.1.50 Pakistan … 15.8.47(a) … Monarchy … Became a Republic 23.3.56 Ceylon … 4.2.48(a) … Monarchy … Excluding Maldive Islands Ghana (formerly Gold Cost) … 6.3.57(a) … Monarchy … Together with British Togoland Mandate. Became a Republic 1.7.60 Federation of Nigeria … 1.10.60(a) … Monarchy … Northern Portion of British Cameroons added 1.6.61. Southern Portion joined Cameroon Republic outside the Commonwealth 1.10.61. Became a Federal Republic 1.10.63 Cyprus … 16.8.60(a) … Republic … Became a Member of commonwealth on 13.3.61 Sierra Leone … 27.4.61(a) … Monarchy … Jamaica … 6.8.62(a) … Monarchy … Trinidad and Tobago … 31.8.62(a) … Monarchy … Uganda … 9.10.62(a) … Monarchy … Her Majesty ceased to be Head of State 9.10.63 Malaysia (incorporating the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo (now Sabah), Sarawak and singapore). 16.9.63(b) … An elected Monarchy from amongst State Rulers The Federation of Malaya became independent on 31.8.57 See also singapore. Kenya … 12.12.63(a) … Monarchy … Became a Republic 12.12.64 Tanzania (incorporating Tranganyika Zanzibar) … 26.4.64(b) … Republic … Tanganyika became independent as a Monarchy on 9.12.61 and became a Republic 9.12.62; Zanzibar became independent as a Sultanate on 10.12.63; both as Members of the Commonwealth Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) … 6.7.64(a) … Monarchy … To become a Republic on 6.7.66 Malta … 21.9.64(a) … Monarchy Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) … 24.10.64(a) … Republic Gambia … 18.2.65(a) … Monarchy Singapore … 9.8.65(a) … Republic … Separated from Malaysia
§ Mr. OramNo. I have nothing to add to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in reply to the hon. Member for Banff (Mr. Baker), on 15th December, 1964.