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BRITAIN AND CEYLON Rec. 11 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 23. When the Ceylon Independence Bill, giving Dominion status to Ceylon, was given its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday without a division. the Minister for the Colonies. Mr A. Creech-Jones. explained that the defence agreements provided for mutual assistance against aggression The British Government would have naval and air bases and would continue to control British forces in Ceylon.
“The people of Ceylon have loyalty to the Commonwealth and goodwill towards us," he added. “We are confident they will prove themselves a great democracy ’’
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26626, 24 November 1947, Page 5
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