Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary
- Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary
Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the counties of Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, Wales.
It was created on 1 July 1958 by the amalgamation of Carmarthenshire Constabulary and Cardiganshire Constabulary under section 4 of the Police Act 1946. In 1968, the force amalgamated with Mid-Wales Constabulary and Pembrokeshire Constabulary to form Dyfed-Powys Police.
In 1965, it had an establishment of 355 and an actual strength of 348. ["The Thin Blue Line", Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965]
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* [http://www.knowledgenetwork.gov.uk/HO/CircularsOld.nsf/0/C416566E1A53F13280256D7300439CAC/$file/Home%20Office%20Circular%20074%20-%201958.pdf Home Office Circular 74-1958 announcing the force's creation]
* [http://www.knowledgenetwork.gov.uk/HO/circularsOld.nsf/0/EC23A6CC2C37E69480256D7300428858/$file/Home%20Office%20Circular%20098%20-%201968.pdf Home Office Circular 98-1968 announcing the force's abolition]
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