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Correspondence concerned with production of the Journal from 1991 to present. As this material is currently closed, it will not be itemised within the catalogue.

Two letters concerning a gift from the Society on the 40th anniversary of her accession and concerning her withdrawal of patronage. These are:

• Letter from Kenneth Scott, Buckingham Palace to A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank the Society, on behalf of the Queen, for the letter and the Catalogue of the Art Collection of the Society sent to Her Majesty on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of her Accession. Typed, with printed letterhead, 1 piece, dated 15 May 1992.

• Letter from Simon Gimson, Buckingham Palace, to Lydia Collins, Secretary to Royal Asiatic Society, to inform, that with considerable regret the Queen has decided that her Patronage must draw to a close. She wishes to give time for them to find a new Patron so will withdraw her Patronage from the beginning of 2000. She has raised the matter with the Prince of Wales, the Society's Vice-Patron and he would be delighted to accept the Patronage if this is what the Society would like to request. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 piece, dated 22 April 1996.

Letter from J. Clifford Wright to Phil to enclose his letter of thanks to the Asiatic Society for their gift in enabling him to be present at the Asiatic Society's international Seminar on Indo-European Linguistics, 1-2 February 1986, and to make some comments upon the conference. Dated 25 February 1986. The copy of the letter from Wright to Dr Ray Chaudhuri is also present, dated 25 February 1986.

Correspondence with the Inland Revenue Claims Branch concerning the changes in the Deed of Covenants for the Society, 8 pieces, dated 1 February 1980 - 1 May 1980, typed and handwritten.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask for membership dues, dated 28 September 1977.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to inform that at the last Council meeting of the Society it was decided that the Society wished to tender its resignation from the International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, dated 15 November 1977.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask for membership dues and to send a report from the Secretary General and amended statutes, dated 29 November 1976. A copy of the statutes is with the letter.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send membership dues, dated 14 December 1976.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to Dr. A.D.H. Bivar, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for membership dues; to inform regarding the appointment of the Vice-President of the Union as President of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies; to bring to attention that UNESCO were preparing contracts with the Union for research; and to give dates of the forthcoming General Assembly in Mexico City in 1976. Dated 6 November 1975.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to submit the Society's membership fees for 1975, and to ask further details of the contracts for research being prepared by UNESCO. Dated 12 January 1976.
• Letter from Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to Royal Asiatic Society to thank for membership fees and to give more information regarding the research contracts. Dated 21 January 1976.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask for the membership dues for 1974, dated 26 September 1974.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to send money due, dated 22 October 1974.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask for the membership dues not yet received for 1972, dated 10 February 1973.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send money due, dated 27 February 1973.

Correspondence concerned with the Journal sent and received in the 1970s and 1980s. These are:

• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society, W.E.D. Allen and Professor G.A. Daniyalov, Vice-President of the Daghestan Filiale of the Soviet Academy of Sciences concerning asking Daniyalov to write an article for the Journal on his archaeological discoveries at the Aul of Arakanee in the distirct of Kumukh, Central Daghestan. 7 letters, dated 8 November 1971 - 22 May 1972.
• Correspondence concerned with a specially bound edition of the Journal in honour of Sir Mortimer Wilson for His Imperial Majesty, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. Two letters, dated 15 and 23 June 1972.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Anthony R. Walker concerned with the possible publication of his paper on the Red Lahu people in the hills of northern Thailand. 3 letters, dated 2 - 21 February 1972.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society, F.R.C. Bagley, Mrs M.N. Bagley and C.E. Bosworth concerned with the possible publication of an article by F.R.C. Bagley, Lecturer in Persian Studies, University of Durham, about Khuzestan, written after a visit to the region. 5 letters, dated 28 October - 4 December 1972.
• Correspondence between Friedhelm Hardy and Simon Digby concerned with the possible publication of Hardy's article on Madhavendra Puri. 2 letters, dated 2 -13 November 1972.
• Letter from Charles Beckingham, Hon. Editor, to Dennis Duncanson, Chairman of the Publications Committee, regarding the possible payment of book reviewers. He also suggests that David Morgan might be a suitable candidate to work alongside him, and then replace him as Editor of the Journal. 1 letter, dated 10 April 1984.