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Letter from K. Jahn to [C.A. Storey] to ask for some copies of his book for the ambassador at the Hague. He asks that they be sent using Brill as an intermediary.

Letter from A.J. Arberry to C.A. Storey to state that he will write to Mr Paul of Calcutta to come as a research student of Rumi. He also writes that he has had a letter from H. Ritter who is unsure whether he will be able to complete his Bibliotheca Islamica. Arberry asks for Storey's opinion of this as one of the trustees.

Letter from Brooke Crutchley, University Printer, to C.A. Storey to inform of their experiments in setting up Arabic mechanically in Monotype cast for Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt and to provide an estimate of the costs for printing.

Letter from University Press, Cambridge, to C.A. Storey to thank for his letter stating their tender for Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt had been accepted. They ask for Storey to inform of the number of proofs required and suggest leaving the question of paper to see if the current controls will be relaxed. On this letter Storey has written a copy of his reply in which he suggests that he will need four to five sets of proofs some of which he will airmail to the editors in India. He thinks they will require only 500-600 copies but will consult with his colleagues to confirm this.

Letter from C.A. Storey to E.G. Raynes in which he writes that he had completed the discharge form and returned it on 12/04/1951. He also writes of his pleasure in presentation copies of Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt being sent out. He will happily be relieved of being a nominee for the investments of the Trust.

Letter from R.A. Nicholson to C.A. Storey to consider the question of reprinting Chahar Magala. As there is still a steady demand, the other trustees think the student edition should be reprinted. He asks if Storey approves of this proposal.

Two offprints of the article 'Arabia in the Fifteenth-Century Navigational Texts' by Tibbets from 'Arabian Studies', issue 1 edited by R.B. Serjeant and R.L. Bidwell. A decision was made to keep both copies as these had been individually annotated.

Offprint of 'Arab navigation in the Red Sea' by Tibbetts from Volume CXXVII, part 3, of The Geographical Journal, 1961.

Series contains material relating to Tibbett's role as consultant in the Sindbad voyage project (1980-1981), which was led by Tim Severin. This was an attempt to recreate the fictional voyage of Sindbad the sailor in the publication 'The book of one thousand and one nights.' This involved creating a replica of an early Arab trading ship and completing a 6,000 mile journey to sail it all the way to China. Most of this material concerns the Heritage of Oman festival which sponsored the voyage.

Material concerning the Heritage of Oman Festival. The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Oman sponsored the Sindbad project. The festival was designed to celebrate the culture and heritage within the country.