Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (UK: , US: (listen); Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā; Tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka has been called “the pearl of the Indian ocean” because of its shape and location. It is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and …

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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

of first large group of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, who continue to arrive in increasing numbers of first large group of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, who continue to arrive in increasing numbers


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents concerning possible visits to Berlin by successive Lord Mayors of London. Subjects covered in the file include plans for visits in 1982 by Christopher Leaver, to …

CHRISTOPHER LEAVER 1981/82 United States, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore LIEUT. COMMANDER in 1981. South and South-East Asia India and Sri Lanka (first week of September) We have been advised would be conmercia'lJ^or ientated. A visit to Sri Lanka towards the end of the same week could be arranged August/September - End.La (Bombay, Delhi) )preferab ?Sri Lanka )tn Septe, Tha i. I and (Bangkok) ?Malaysia without Malaysia. The Lord Mayor would also visit Sri Lanka, if we thought this useful. (c) Berlin It was


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Uruguay. All these agreements were


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French

A file containing documents relating to West German federal activities in West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the centenary of the discovery of the tuberculosis germ; an exhibition …

July/ August 1981 at the time of the wave from Sri Lanka). 4 . The future staff complement will therefore Hauptherkunftsländern(etwa Pakistan, Türkei, Ghana,- Sri Lanka), die allerdings zahlenmäßig weitaus überwiegen Juli/August 1981 durch die Flüchtlingswelle aus Sri Lanka der Anteil Berlins am Ge- samtaufkommen auf 50


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

is planned to/build several transmitters in Sri Lanka. The existering powerful radio transmitters in/Tangiers


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

Ethiopia Rwanda/Burundi Saudi Arabia G a b o n Sri Lanka G h a n a Suriname Guinea Q w e d e r i y


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents concerning Soviet relations with the Scandinavian countries. Subjects covered in the file include reports of a Soviet submarine in Swedish waters; an economic cooperation agreement between …

Baghdad or Nairobi. Or they are vacationing in Sri Lanka, Davos or the Canary Islands. 11. Nor have the Baghdad or Nairobi. Or they are I vacationing in Sri Lanka, Davos or the Canary Islands. I 11. Nor have


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

President. Nigeria Alex Ekwueme, Vice-President. Sri Lanka A C Shahul Hameed, Foreign Minister. Tanzania


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning a proposed visit to East Germany by the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington. The documents cover discussions on the benefits that a visit …

Minister of State has recently visited India, and Sri Lanka. I agree that a visit this year should take


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

Japan (29-2/8) 24-28 Visit of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 28-3/8 Vrhovec attends Cancun preparatory meeting


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