Identity area
Reference code
CA UTSC 014-S2-SS3-12-25
Title
Tamil Prisoners of Welikada & Hunger Strike
Date(s)
- June 1976 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 file of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1898-1977)
Archival history
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains two letters written by Mavai Senathirajah and Kasi Ananthan from the Welikada prison to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam regarding their plans for a major hunger strike during the Non-aligned Countries Conference in Colombo in August 1976. Also includes draft brief press release/ notice [?] regarding the Tamil prisoners of Welikada and their hunger strike.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
- English
- Tamil