were transferred to the local government. 125. There have indeed been many changes in #the Bahamas since the introduction of that first Constitu- tion in 1729. The steady evolution of the Bahamas’ Constitution has been maintained. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lynden Pindling, was returned to power in Sep- tember 1972 in a general election fought largely on the issue of independence. My Government, whose policy was to put no obstacle in the way of such a step once a clear desire for it had been expressed by a majority of the people of the Bahamas, forthwith convened ,the Bahamas Independence Conference. This was held in London in December last year, and at that Conference it was decided that the Bahamas would become independent on 10 July 1973 and agreement was reached on the final constitutional changes ap- propriate to the status of the Bahamas as an inde- pendent sovereign State. 126. Seven months later-a week ago yesterday- the Bahamas became the thirty-third independent mem- ber of the Commonwealth family of which we too, ,as well as three other Governments represented around this table, are proud to be members. My delegation has no doubt that the Bahamas, which has unhesitating- ly sought to undertake the duties and rights of mem- bership of the United Nations by sending its applica- tion for membership to us on the very day of inde pendence, will be able and willing to fuhil conscien- tiously its obligations under the Charter. 127. It is thus with warm congratulations on this most happy fulfilment of our long and mutually re- warding relationship that my delegation joins in rec- ommending the admission of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United Nations and looks forward to extending a warm welcome to its representatives 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or a statement made by a government official, likely the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, celebrating the country's independence and its admission to the United Nations. The text does not contain specific information about economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology. Instead, it focuses on the political and international implications of the country's independence and its membership in the Commonwealth and the United Nations.

**Category**
International relations, Politics