J.B. Jasokie was elected as Secretary.The initial Convention discussion centered around the first resolution where it resolved that the only answer to the Naga problem was a satisfactory political settlement.
In this meeting, the Liaison Committee was appointed to explore the possibility of agreed solutions of the Naga political instability.
[3] During the third session of the convention, the Sixteen Points Resolution was adopted making it the basis of negotiation with the Government of India for Naga political settlement.
The sixteen-point proposal was placed for approval before the third Naga Peoples’ Convention which met at Mokokchung from 22 to 26 October in 1959.
Dr Imkongliba Ao was one of the most instrumental figures in the drafting of the 16 Point Proposal that culminated in the successful creation of Nagaland state.