# Radcliffe Award

On the basis of this document, British India was partitioned in 1947 into dominions of India and Pakistan.
REGISTERED No. L. 3131
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1947
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
(Reforms)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th August 1947
No. F. 68/47-R. The Reports of the Bengal Boundary Commission and of the Punjab Boundary Commission are published for general information.
* Report of the Bengal Boundary Commission
* Report of the Bengal Boundary Commission (Sylhet District)
* Report of the Punjab Boundary Commission
K. V. K. SUNDARAM, Officer on Special Duty.
Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi, India. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, New Delhi, India.
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