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Letter from Stuart Simmonds, President, Royal Asaitic Society, to Phil, School of Oriental and African Studies, to thank him for SOAS agreeing to host the Symposium and to ask whether they might also host a Sherry reception for the participants, dated 19 July 1973. Further correspondence accepting the invitation to the Sherry reception held at the Committee Room, School of Oriental and African Studies, on 24 July 1973. These are from Dr. R.D. Barnett, Mr G.A. Calver, Mr & Mrs J.T. Hooker, Professor and Mrs C.F. Beckingham, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, and Mrs J.M. Witt.

In 1973 the Royal Asiatic Society celebrated its Sesquicentenary (150 years). The archival material includes Planning committee administration; material connected with the various events held, exhibitions put on and publications produced in celebration of the occasion; and material concerned with fundraising for the Society.

The signed Minutes and some associated correspondence of the Meetings of the Royal Asiatic Society's Finance and Investment Committees.

As part of the Sesquicentenary Celebrations the Royal Asiatic Society decided to host a series of National Days at approximately monthly intervals to highlight the countries in which the Society was particularly interested and with the hope of strengthening ties between various bodies interested in Asia. This material covers the organisation of these events.

Minutes, notes and correspondence concerned with the Investment Committee that was set up by the Council in September 1981. These are:

• Notes on a conversation with Dr Ware regarding power of the Council to invest the Society's money. Signed by G.A. Calver, dated 24 September 1980.
• Royal Asiatic Society: Investment Policy, dated 12 March 1981.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Eric Southall to state that at the last Council Meeting it was agreed to set up an Investment Committee of these two plus Simon Digby, dated 8 September 1981.
• Letter from Eric Southall to G.A. Calver to state that he would be willing to serve on an Investment Committee, dated 12 September 1981.
• Letter from Eric Southall to G.A. Calver to send a draft memorandum concerning the Society's investments, dated 11 February 1982.
• Letter from Eric Southall to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a memorandum on the Investment Policy, dated 11 March 1982.
• Minutes of Investment Sub-Committee Meeting of 22 March 1982.
• Minutes of Investment Committee Meeting held at 56 Queen Anne St London on Thursday 14th October '82 at 6pm.
• Minutes of an Investment Committee meeting on 21st October 1982 at 56 Queen Anne St at 2pm.
• Minutes of the Investment Sub-Committee held on 10th January 1983 at 4.30pm.
• Financial Decision of Library Committee 12/1/83 countersigned by G.A. Calver, Hon Treasurer, 14 January 1983.
• Thoughts on RAS transactions, signed by Calver, dated 29 April 1983.
• Minutes for Investment Committee, 28 September 1983.
• Minutes of a Meeting of the Investment Committee on Monday 21st May [1984].
• Minutes of the Meeting of the Investment Committee held on Monday 29th October 1984.

Correspondence and Lists concerning Companies to Approach for Contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These are:

• Letter from G.A. Calver to Dr John Hansman to send him The Times list of the 1000 largest companies. He suggests a circular is produced to solicit interest from them. He also writes of the companies and organisations that he will personally approach and that he will send Mr Alexander to help on the day of the Reception, dated 16 January 1973.
• The Middle East Association List.
• Asian Banks in London - Indian, Japanese, Pakistani, Middle East, Malayan and Singapore.
• Japanese Trading Houses and Companies in London.
• List of Pakistani Firms in the U.K. with compliment slip from The Embassy of Pakistan.
• List of Companies, who has approached them and their donations.
• Commerce and Industry Company donations.

Correspondence regarding the possibility of holding an Arab day. These are:

• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.A. Calver to ask him to approach the Anglo-Arab Society, dated 9 May 1972.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask whether they would be interested in holding a joint Arab Day, dated 26 May 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that he will put the idea to his Council but also to raise some negatives regarding the idea, dated 23 June 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to answer his objections and to raise his own about the suggestion of having someone from the Arab League Office as a speaker, dated 12 July 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask if any progress had been made concerning the Arab day, dated 29 September 1972.
• Letter from David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate, dated 13 October 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate and he has put David Llewellyn in charge of arranging matters, dated 17 October 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to provide some details of the purpose of the National Days, dated 7 December 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to ask if the Association had made a decision regarding the Arab day, dated 19 January 1973.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include:

• Correspondence with G.A. Calver, dated 2 October 1970 - 5 December 1974, 15 items.
• Correspondence regarding printing of brochures, 6 items.
• Letter to R.K. Swan regarding India tours, dated 24 October 1970, 1 item.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Sesquicentenary Appeal, press letters and cuttings.