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Letter from India Office to Richard Clarke, Royal Asiatic Society, to send on behalf of the Secretary of State for India, "a copy of the Magnetical and Meteorological Observations made at the Observatory at Bombay during the year 1857". Handwritten, 1 side, dated 31 March 1860.

Letter from India Office to Lord Reay, replying on behalf of Lord Morley, concerning the possibility of the Royal Asiatic Society joining with other associations to gain better accommodation for the Society. With this letter is a further letter setting out the terms offered to the other Societies, and the India Office suggests that is these are acceptable to the Royal Asiatic Society, they are requested to depute some person to confer with representatives of the other Associations. This further letter is present.

Letter from India Office to Lord Reay to acknowledge receipt of his letter.

Letter from [Inder Bhetlachejr] to Secretary, RAS, to enclose the essay "A British Contribution to India" for entry into the Essay Prize. He adds details of his war service and current studies. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 1 December 1947.

Letter from Ilya Gershevitch to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, in which he gives his opinion of the report sent by Professor Ballhatchet concerning the essay on Indian Nationalism. They have spoken on the phone and have agreed that the prize should be shared between to two entrants. With this letter is a copy of Ballhatchet's report on the essay on India Nationalism before Gandhi. Typed, 2 pieces, letter dated 12 December 1967.

Letter from Ilya Gershevitch to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, to send his report on the essay that he has refereed and to recommend that it be awarded the prize. Typed, 1 side, dated 11 November 1967.

Letter from Ikbal Al Doulah acknowledging his election as an Honorary Member, dated in Islamic year AH 1255. Includes a translation of the letter by John Briggs.

Letter from Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii to Charles Ambrose Storey to invite him to a private party to honour the 20th anniversary of the death of Baron V. Rosen.

Letter from Ian Donaldson, Director, Humanities Research Centre, The Australian National University, to Angus Graham to express his distress at hearing of Graham's health problems and the news that he would be unable to visit. He will inform all necessary parties.

Letter from I.A. Richards to Angus Graham to thank him for Values and Myth which was given to him by Kathleen Raine. He sends a copy of an unpublished paper which may be of interest to Graham.