After the outbreak of the Second World War, in the British Crown Colony of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), the government of Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka assured the British King and his government of its continued support. == Preparations for war == The British had occupied the coastal areas of the island since 1796, but after 1917 the colony had no regular garrison of British troops.
After the outbreak of the Second World War, in the British Crown Colony of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), the government of Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka assured the British King and his government of its continued support. == Preparations for war == The British had occupied the coastal areas of the island since 1796, but after 1917 the colony had no regular garrison of British troops.
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