¹ [11. Provisions as to Defence, Ecclesiastical Affairs, External Affairs and the Tribal Areas

(1) The functions of the Governor-General with respect to defence and ecclesiastical affairs and with respect to external affairs, except the relations between the Federation and any part of His Majesty's dominions, shall be exercised by him in his discretion, and his functions in or in relations to the tribal areas shall be similarly exercised,

(2) To assist him in the exercise of those functions the Governor-General may appoint counsellors, not exceeding three in number, whose salaries and conditions of service shall be such as may be prescribed by His Majesty in Council.

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1. Sections 11-15 were omitted by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.