The 23rd International Congress of Orientalists was held in Cambridge in 1954. The material connected with this Congress includes correspondence concerning organising and finance of the Congress, correspondence regarding attendance, General programme, correspondence regarding the publication of the Proceedings of the Conference and a further research enquiry.

Correspondence concerned with delegates attending the Congress. These are:

• Letter from Hans R. Roemer, Deutsche MorgenLandische Gesellschaft, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform of delegates coming to the Congress. Typed, dated 6 July 1954.
• Letter from Meer S. Basri to Mrs Davis, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a confirmatory letter of his attendance at the Congress so he may obtain a visa. Typed, dated 14 July 1954.
• Letter from Denis Sinor, Organising Committee, to Mrs Davis, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning leaflets advertising the Congress and her offer of help for the Congress. Typed, dated 21 July 1954.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, to confirm Meer S. Basri's attendance at the Congress. Typed, dated 22 July 1954.
• Letter from Vivian Gaster to Royal Asiatic Society to ask to become a member of the Congress. Handwritten, dated 1 August 1954.
• Letter from Meer S. Basri to Mrs Davis, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he has obtained his visa. Handwritten, dated 16 August 1954.
• Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to delegates at the Congress to invite them to become members of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, undated.

Printed material from the Congress. These are:

• General programme for the international Congress of Orientalists held in Cambridge, 21-28 August 1954. Printed pamphlet, 2 copies.
• Invitation from the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to a garden party in the grounds of Queens' College on 26 August, from 4-6 pm. Printed card.
• Map of Cambridge provided for the Congress. Printed.

Two letters about discharge of stock:

• Letter from E.G. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to thank for the completed Form for Discharge to the Stock Conversion and Investment Trust Ltd, 11 January 1949.
• Letter from E.G. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to enclose forms for discharge of stock with the Central Uruguay Railway Co., 14 March 1949.

Letter from E.G. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to thank for Storey's reply and to express his concern that Storey's previous letter went astray. He has applied for a fresh form from the Liquidators. He also thanks Storey for pointing out the error in the title on the spine of Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt and that the prices in the List of Publications has not been updated. Professor Levy has instructed him to obtains copies of the Lists for correction and steps are being taken to correct the title when further copies are bound.

Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to inform Storey that Dr Levy will edit a translation and notes of Ma'ālim al-Qurba fi Akhām al-Hisba by Ibn al-Ikhwa, a manuscript of which is in the Bodleian Library. Mr Levy has asked that the Trust pay the cost for rotographs needed to undertake this work and Raynes asks if Storey agrees to this expenditure. On the reverse of the letter are some mathematical calculations.

Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to inform Storey that he had been sent a copy of the thesis "The Development of Historical Writing among the Moslems in Spain" by Mr S. Goldman of New College, Oxford, with a view to its publication in the Gibb Memorial Series. The Chairman has suggested that Storey may be willing to examine it and report at the next annual trustees meeting in May. Raynes asks if Storey would like to look through the thesis before replying.

Letter from E.G. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to provide a memorandum concerning Vladimir Minorsky's request for to cover the further costs of photography of Persian manuscript, British Museum, Or. 9496. The memorandum from R.A. Nicholson is with the letter.