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Discours de David Rees-Williams lors de la cérémonie d'indépendance du Ceylan (10 février 1948)

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Le 10 février 1948, David Rees-Williams du bureau des Colonies prononce un discours lors des festivités organisées à l'occasion de l'indépendance du Ceylon.

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Source: REES-WILLIAMS, David Rees. Ceylon's Dominion Status: Mr. D.R. Reese-Williams at Government reception: Young nation with a noble culture. 10-02-1948. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, DO 35 - Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Original Correspondence. Ceylon's Independence Day Celebrations, February 4th 1948, DO 35/2195.

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Subject files: Decolonisation: geopolitical issues and impact on the European integration process

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Metadata language: en
Categories: Speeches and hearings
Type: Physical document
Original title: Ceylon's Dominion Status: Mr. D.R. Reese-Williams at Government reception
Secondary title: Young nation with a noble culture
Speaker: Rees-Williams, David Rees
Creation date: 10/02/1948
Number of pages: 3 p.

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: DO - Records created or inherited by the Dominions Office, and of the Commonwealth Relations and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices
Archive sub-collection: DO 35 - Dominions Office and Commonwealth Relations Office: Original Correspondence
Folder name: Ceylon's Independence Day Celebrations, February 4th 1948
Folder number: DO 35/2195