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File contains records regarding ITAK Vaddukkoddai Branch. Includes letters, postcards, and a members subscription list related to branch operations.

File contains two letters regarding the publication of Viduthalai Parani and the costs associated to it. 

File contains records regarding the 1965 general election. Includes letters, telegrams, handwritten applications, expenses/ accounts, and newspaper clippings related to ITAK's election preparations, campaign, candidacy nomination requests, and election funds collection. Also includes lists of candidates and The Ceylon Daily News 1960 election line-up.

File contains two letters regarding the restrictions of purchasing gold for making thalikody to be used at Tamil weddings. 

File contains correspondence regarding ITAK's newly formed Ampara District party branches. Includes names of the branch offices and branch and district committee members. 

File contains a letter written by The Ceylon Workers' Congress (Jaffna District) to S. Thondaman regarding the situation of Indian Nationals in Kilinochchi and Akkarayankulam.

File contains correspondence regarding the 1964 cyclone, relief efforts, cyclone damage to the fishing industry, etc. Includes letters, typewritten notes, resolutions, and memorandums, primarily written by S. J. V. Chelvanayakam to various government authorities.

File contains correspondence regarding Dr. N. Ratnasabapathy and his application to the post of Lecturer (Siddha) at the College of Ayurveda.

File contains a handwritten document prepared by N. Selvavinayagamoorthy regarding the limitations to the Paddy Lands Bill with reference to Jaffna farmers and paddy lands.

File contains four letters related to the handloom industry and a new government scheme to establish 1,000 Handloom Textile Centres across the country, and two local weavers unions expressing interest to establish new handloom centres in the North. 

File contains correspondence regarding the post 1965 parliamentary elections including Dudley Senanayake-Chelvanayakam Pact and negotiations, discussions related to the offered ministerial post, and the ITAK's role in the new government. 

File contains records regarding the Tamil graduate pupil teachers and Teachers' Training College entrance examinations. Includes six letters and a typed document outlining the promotion and transfer issues of the Tamil pupil teachers.

File contains correspondence between S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and A. Aziz (President, The Democratic Workers' Congress) regarding the resolution on all parties conference to settle the national issues of language, citizenship, and colonization. 

File contains correspondence related to expelling two members (C. Vanniasingam and R. W. V. Ariyanayakam) from the Federal Party's General Council.

File contains correspondence regarding party symbols for future local elections. Also includes an original copy of the government gazette announcing the same.

File contains records regarding senator's election of 1965. Includes letters, telegrams, and typed records from various organizations and individuals recommending people to be considered for the Federal Party's senator appointment. 

File contains two letters regarding the proposed book exhibition of the history of the Eelam Tamils - ஈழத் தமிழர் சுதந்திரப் போராட்ட வரலாறு - by R. Kanagaratnam and Pavalarani Kanagaratnam at the Federal Party's annual conference of 1966.

File contains two letters from the Ilankai Thuraimukha Thozhilazhar Kazhagam requesting financial help from the ITAK to develop their programs and organize more workers under their organization. 

File contains correspondence regarding ITAK's election campaign expenses and payment receipts.

File contains correspondence regarding the toddy tappers community in the East. Includes a letter of petition (7 pages) outlining the geographical and social context of the toddy tappers community in the East and the current issues affecting the community.

File contains correspondence regarding apothecaries, examination for the recruitment of pharmacists, the Health Department's proposed decentralization of the drug supply system to medical institutions, and the lack of drug supply sub-stations in the North and East.

File contains two letters regarding teaching appointments to Tamil agriculture graduates from the Kundasale School of Agriculture.  

File contains correspondence regarding the registration of a new co-op labour society named Yarl Peoples Workers' Union. Includes a letter from the Jaffna District Co-operative Harbour Services Union Ltd. to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam detailing the work of port workers in the Jaffna District, the existing co-operative socieities/ unions and their role in the ship unloading industry, and the untenability of the new Yarl Peoples Workers' Union. 

File contains correspondence regarding Tamils in Ceylon government services. Includes letters related to typists' examination, training of Tamil medium recruits to the clerical service, and service pension for a Tamil brigadier who served in Ceylon Army. 

File contains three letters regarding the abandonment of training course for the Tamil Co-operative Inspectors that was to be carried out at the School of Co-operation (Polgolla). 

File contains a letter written by V. Muttusamy Kandasamy to Sivagnanasundaram.

File contains records regarding Tamil estate schools and Tamil estate school teachers. Includes letters, copy resolutions, registered postal receipts related to Tamil teachers' appointments in the estates and various letters Chelvanayakam received after a public call through Suthanthiran asking people who have passed GCE Ordinary Level Examinations and who are interested in teaching to apply with a letter. 

File contains records regarding Kalmunai Electorate. Includes letters, telegrams, and memorandums related to ITAK Kalmunai branch activities, new branch formations in the electorate, and candidate nominations. Also includes a handwritten members subscription list. Also includes a letter written by C helvanayakam regarding cyclone. 

File contains letters from Tamil public servants from various government departments regarding the new Sinhala proficiency requirement and its impact on their career and pension. 

File contains records regarding the language question and the Tamil speaking public servants, the prorogation of Parliament, and negotiations with the government regarding the rights of Tamils. Includes letters, postcards, and copies of two resolutions sent to the Prime Minister. Also includes a typed document listing ten Suggestions to Achieve Communal Accord in Ceylon.

File contains two memorandums regarding the new education bill and the proposed unified system of education, The White Paper, and the reports and submissions related to it. Includes a 10-page memorandum prepared by the All Ceylon Union of Tamil Teachers and a 7-page memorandum on the educational needs of the Northern and Eastern provinces prepared by V. Navaratnam. Also includes a letter from V. Navaratnam and a typed document regarding quota for the universities. 

File contains correspondence related to declaring Koneswara Temple and Fort Fredric area in Trincomalee as a sacred place for Hindus. Includes letters written by V. N. Thambirasa, S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, K. S. Sithiravelu, and K. Muthukumarasamy. Also includes a letter regarding technical colleges in Jaffna and Batticaloa.

File contains correspondence regarding declaring Keerimalai and Nallur as religious sacred zones, and Vivekananda Society requesting Ministry of Home Affairs to consider the nine major Hindu holidays as public holidays. Includes letters, printed notices, and typed resolutions.

File contains correspondence regarding Mannar electorate and ITAK Mannar Branches - their formation, campaigns, tours, and establishing a Mannar office. Includes letters and postcards. Also includes lists of various branch officers and their members.

File contains two letters: one written by S. C. Sathananthan to the Junior Minister of Public Administration requesting exemption from Sinhala proficiency, and the second with an unindentified signature. 

File contains six letters related to the public servants who were forced to retire or lose jobs under the Sinhala Only Act, written by M. Mahalingam, K. Ilaiyathamby, and K. Pathmanathan.  

File contains records related to the ITAK Talawakelle Branch's formation, general operations and activities. Includes two letters outlining the resolutions passed at the branch meetings.

File contains records regarding Tamil schools and colleges. Includes a typed document related to technical colleges and Tamil students and the upgrade of Jaffna Technical College. Also includes a letter regarding Thirunelveli Saiva Teachers' College and letters written by S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and K. S. Swarnaraj.

File contains correspondence regarding government's import policy restrictions. Includes letters from M. J. Naliah and Rebecca Nalliah regarding license to import a Holden Special Sedan hearse for their Satin Coffins business.

File contains a letter and a text of resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Ilankai Thozhilalar Kazhakam regarding labour strike on the Plantations.