▁Service ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁Colonel ▁F . ▁C . ▁de ▁Sar am ▁and ▁C . C . ▁D iss an ay ake . ▁Colonel ▁de ▁Sar am , ▁who ▁would ▁command ▁the ▁military ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁cor p ▁and ▁C . C . ▁D iss an ay ake ▁the ▁police ▁units . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁use ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Art illery ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁volunte er ▁units ▁along ▁with ▁sc out ▁cars ▁of ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Arm oured ▁Corps ▁and ▁polic emen ▁to ▁det ain ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sir im avo ▁Band ar ana ike ▁at ▁Temple ▁Tre es ▁( the ▁official ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ) ▁and ▁round ▁up ▁cabinet ▁minister s , ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Def ence ▁and ▁External ▁affairs , ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁Police , ▁D IG ▁( Direct or ▁of ▁C ID ), ▁SP ▁( C ID ) ▁and ▁the ▁acting ▁Navy ▁Commander . ▁The ▁Army ▁Commander ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁rest rained ▁too . ▁Col om bo ▁placed ▁under ▁cur f ew ▁and ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁regular ▁army ▁units ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Pan ag oda ▁C anton ment . ▁After ▁the ▁coup ▁members ▁gain ▁control , ▁the ▁newly - self ▁appointed ▁Major - General ▁F . ▁C . ▁De ▁Sar am , ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁C ey lon , ▁was ▁to ▁command ▁all ▁Military ▁establish ments ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁Governor ▁general ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁Go on et ille ke ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁parliament . ▁C .