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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.

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.

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.