Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Fonds LK-NA/67 - Police Commission

Identity area

Reference code

LK-NA/67

Title

Police Commission

Date(s)

  • 1965-1968 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

Files 1-620 ,manuscripts, typed and printed

Context area

Archival history

The Commission was appointed by the Governor General of Ceylon on 28.12.1965, to inquire and report the organisation, administration and discipline of the Police Force having regard to Ceylon's status as an independent country and with special reference to the powers and duties of the members of tile Police Force, maintaining Law and Order and to secure a greater measure of Public Co-operation and Confidence.
Following two interim Reports dated 1.10.1966 and 31.03.1967 were issued. The Final Report was submitted on 09.09.1969 and published as Sessional paper No.21 1970.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Sittings of the commission, petitions, memoranda: correspondence: secretary, police commission and permanent secretary, ministry of defence, police commission, minutes: 127 meetings of police commission. including informal meetings, papers of circuits, police assaults, copy of terms of reference, police training school, observation on police, album containing photographs. (1965-1968)

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English
  • සිංහල
  • Tamil

Script of material

  • Latin

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File List

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Description control area

Description identifier

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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