INDIA AND . . . . . . . . . COMMONWEALTH 373
The next question is of implementation. There are two ways of implementing it. One is by a treaty. The other is by introducing an Article in the Constitution. I prefer the latter mode.
This statement may appear to run counter to what is suggested by my amendment to the Preamble. I must confess that my attitude has undergone a change. This change is due to the new basis suggested for Dominion Status—namely Commonwealth Citizenship. I was in favour of Dominion Status because of the right it gave to each Dominion to define its Citizens. A common Citizenship seems to me to be dangerous to the economic independence of India. For it may result in taking away the liberty of India to protect her nationals against Commonwealth citizens. The original basis of Dominion Status—namely allegiance to the King—appears to me less dangerous than the new basis of Commonwealth citizenship.
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