Identity area
Reference code
LK-NA/108.40
Title
Commission of Inquiry on the Ceylon Police
Date(s)
- 1945-1946 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-6, typewritten and printed
Context area
Archival history
This commission was appointed on 26th January 1946, by the Governor General to inquire into and report upon tile organisation, administration and discipline of the Police Force and to make recommendations as to the ways and means of enhancing the efficiency of the force and securing a greater measure of public co-operation and confidence
The commissioner were F. J. Soertsz, E.B.Wickramanayake
The report of the commission was published as sessional paper No.8 of 1947.
The commissioner were F. J. Soertsz, E.B.Wickramanayake
The report of the commission was published as sessional paper No.8 of 1947.
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Scope and content
Evidence led before the commission, productions and statements
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Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/PSO/Comm
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.