Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1937-1939

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(fols. 1-92) letters sent to C.G. Ammon by Ceylon (Sri Lanka) civil servants who had been dismissed from their posts and whose cause he was supporting in the House of Commons; also, letters to Ammon from the India Office and the Colonial Office about this matter and some to and from Creech Jones, who appears to have taken over this cause from Ammon, 8 Sep 1937-22 May 1939
(fols. 93-116) similar correspondence between Creech Jones, Ormsby-Gore, MacDonald, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) civil servants, with copies of their petitions to and correspondence with the Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Government; also, two related letters from Lady Selwyn-Clarke, 11 Feb-6 Oct 1939
(fols. 117-128) correspondence between Creech Jones, Sir George Tomlinson, and John Bowen about disciplinary action against officials in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 12 Nov 1938-11 Apr 1939.

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/26, folder 3

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