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Letter from Philip John Noel-Baker on the Ceylon independence celebrations (London, 3 March 1948)

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In a letter dated 3 March 1948, the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Philip John Noel-Baker, describes the festivities held to mark the independence of Ceylon on 10 February 1948.

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Source and copyright

Source: NOEL-BAKER, Philip John. [Letter from the Commonwealth Relations Office (3 March 1948)]. 03-03-1948. 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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Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: [Letter from the Commonwealth Relations Office (3 March 1948)]
Sender: Noel-Baker, Philip John
Creation date: 03/03/1948
Number of pages: 4 p.
Country: United Kingdom
City: London

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