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Copies of letters from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie written in response to Mackenzie request for Tibetan books and stamps.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Lhasa, 19 June 1950. He writes that Lhasa is in a continuous state of anxiety though the communists are staging a peace offensive. He is hoping to leave in September but is unsure who his successor will be. He writes of heavy rain and snow up to Phan. He sends a few stamps.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Gangtok, Sikkim, dated 23 October 1949. He writes that the Tibetan Sentences and Words books are both unprocurable and suggests Mackenzie may be able to get a copy from the Tibet Mirror Press which also has further books to distribute. Richardson may have some books at home but doesn't expect to be on leave for another year. He writes about the political state of Sikkim and his fears for Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Lieutenant-Colonel Fleming Mackenzie of the 1st Battalion of the Fifteenth Punjab Regiment commanded the Escort to the Trade Agent in Tibet in 1938-1939. This material contains original diaries written whilst in Tibet, later typed drafts of these diaries, essays written about his experiences, hand-drawn maps and other material associated with his visit.