Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Fonds LK-NA/55 - Ceylon Tourist Board

Identity area

Reference code

LK LK-NA LK-NA/55

Title

Ceylon Tourist Board

Date(s)

  • 1966-1985 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

Files 1-429 ,Typed and Printed

Context area

Name of creator

Ceylon Tourist Board (1966-1985)

Administrative history

The first Government Tourist Bureau was opened in 1937. Under the new constitution the Tourist Bureau was re-established in October 1947 as a Sub-department of the Department of Commerce. The Director of Commerce was Director of the Tourist Bureau as well and was assisted by a Tourist Advisory Board.
The Ceylon Tourist Board was established in 1966 under Act no. 10 of 1966 and consisted of seven members appointed by the minister, The main objects of the Board were: -
The encouragement, promotion and Development of the Tourist Travel and adequate efficient and attractive tourist services
The Ceylon Tourist Board Act of 1966 was amended in 1968 by the Tourist Development Act No.14 1968 and the following powers were vested in the Board.
Compulsory acquisition of land and vesting of foreshore and rest houses in the Board, Alienation of land and revision applicable to loan.
Establishment of National holiday resorts and powers and duties of the Board in such resort, protection of highways and places of scenic beauty and control of junk yard.

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Scope and content

Diaries (1977-1982), Calendars (1969-1982), Administration Reports (1971- 1972), Annual Statistical Reports (1975-1985), Sri Lanka Travel Industry Survey (1969), Tourism in Sri Lanka Travel News (1977), Survey of deporting Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka (1977-1983), SLTB First Ticket, Special Market Intelligence Report (1983), A Guide Maps-Kandy, Polonnaruwa (1968-1973), Colombo (1968), Galle (1973- 1977), Trincomalec (1969-1976), Jaffna (1967), Anuradhapura (1967), Colombo Fort and Environs Map, Ceylon Itinerary map, Ceylon Travel News (1969-1975), Sancharika (1976-1978), Tourmaline (1976), Monthly Bulletin (1977-1988), Tourism (1974-1981), The rural theatre and social satire of Sri Lanka 1976), Ceylon Tourist Board (1977-1985), Sri Lanka Tourist Information, Jaffna, Ceylon (1968-1973), The Sunny Beaches of Ceylon (1975), Handicrafts of Ceylon (1968), Welcome to Sri Lanka (1974-1981), Camera safari in Sri Lanka , Trincomalee, Sri Lanka a welcome charge, Kancly Perahera, Sril.anka, Polonnaruwa come share our way of life, Hill Country, Commercial, Profitability of Tourism (1981), Newsletter (1983-1984), News Release (1983), SriLanka accommodation guide (1982- 1983), child of Sri Lanka, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall Colombo, Buddhism in Ceylon, Sri Lanka les cities Sri Lanka Kandy, Picture Post Cards, Buddhism In Sri Lanka, de Buddhism a Ceylon, under water Sri Lanka, Sril.anka Flora and Fauna, Beautiful Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Hoglonde, KOM OCH SE HUR UILEVER, Vencz No the mode device, Sri Lanka and attopiano, meraniglie subacquee Sril.anka, Sril.anka Em Valkornrnna OMVa and lingfoto safari Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka La plage at serendipity, Sri Lanka la Region Mortagueuse, Sri Lanka the living past, Sri Lanka the living past, Sri Lanka ancient cities, Sri Lanka the four kingdoms of Kurunegala, The United Kingdom a market profile welcome to Ceylon general information (1968-1970), Ape Sancharakayan Sadarayen Piligammu, Bentota National Holiday resort (1970) Sril.anka under water delights, Buddhism in Ceylon (1971), Galle, Ceylon Walled city, Jaffna Magnetic North scenarios -Sigiriya Frescoes, Mural Frame Dambulla, Rock Temple, Coral Garden Traditional Handicrafts, Ruwanweliseya Dagaba, Ceylon Isle of delight, Kandy where river lake and mount meet, fisherman, Review of activities (1967-1968)

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Accruals

System of arrangement

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English
  • Sinhala

Script of material

  • Latin

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Finding aids

File List

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Description control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/CTB

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAD(G)

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.

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