Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/338
Title
Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Government Hospital, Jaffna
Date(s)
- 1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-28, Typed
Context area
Repository
Archival history
This commission was appointed on 26th April, 1987 under the provisions of Section 2 of the commissions of Inquiry Act (Cap.393) to inquire and report on the circumstances in which the government hospital, Jaffna was damaged on the morning of 30th March 1987, resulting in the death and injury to several persons, the nature and the extent of the damage caused to buildings and equipment and to recommend appropriate remedial measures. The commission began sittings from 1987 and submitted its report to H.E.The President.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Evidence, Press Cuttings, Summons, Miscellaneous matters regarding Jaffna Hospital (1987)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Classified
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- සිංහල
- Tamil
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
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Name access points
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
- සිංහල
- Tamil
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.