The Archive · 1940

Government Crisis Payers In Ceylon

ist of Nanning on 24, "probably with the intention of consolidate their defences around Ministers Resign Over Dispute with Police Colombo, Feb. 28.

All six Ministers of the State Council resigned yesterday evening.

The sudden crisis was precipitated by the decision of the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, in connection with the difference which has arisen bewed tween the Home Minister, Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. P. N. Banks, regarding the carrying out of the wit ith State Council's decision to postpone back on Nan-

By the same night, it is added, Chinese troops were Santang, and the contending forces weë holding relatively the same positions as before the Japanese attack on February 24.

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