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- ↑ The Senate Days of Ceylon
- ↑ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2956.
- ↑ "No. 38314". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1948. p. 3404.
- ↑ "No. 38932". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. p. 2817.
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