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Correspondence, reports and statements produced in the administration of the Forlong Fund between 1961 and 1970. These are: 1961

• Letter from Kathleen Wooding, Registrar, SOAS, to Mrs Davies, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to report that Marcelle Kerr has resigned from her Forlong Fellowship. Typed, I piece, dated 30 January 1961.
• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments, 1st April 1960 - 31st March 1961' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to ask for the money to cover Mr Jafri's Forlong Exhibition. Typed, 1 piece, dated 29 September 1961.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to inform that a late scholarship has been awarded to Mr P.F. Gray and could Mrs Davies send the money. Typed, 1 piece, dated 2 November 1961.

1962

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments, 1st April 1961 - 31st March 1962' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to ask for the money to cover the Forlong awards to Mrs A. Mohile, Miss M.N. Bainbridge and Mr R.J. Birrell, Typed, 1 piece, dated 18 September 1962.

1963

• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to inform that Mrs Mohile is ill and will not be able to return to the School and therefore some of her money will be returned. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 January 1963.
• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments, 1st April 1962 - 31st March 1963' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to ask for the money for the awards for W.J. Peterson and Miss M. Bainbridge. Typed, 1 piece, dated 23 September 1963.

1964

• 'James Forlong Fund: Income and Expenditure 1st April 1963 - 31st March 1964' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to inform that no money is needed at that time. The Forlong Committee will next meet in November. Typed, 1 piece, dated 29 September 1964.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Mrs Davies to inform that Mr David Pong will retain his Forlong Fund award despite also gaining a University Scholarship. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 November 1964.
• Letter from Miss D. Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Kathleen Wooding to inform her of Mrs Davies' retirement. She sends the cheque for David Pong. Typed, 1 piece, dated 23 November 1964.

1965

• 'James Forlong Fund: Income and Expenditure 1st April 1964 - 31st March 1965' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to ask if there is a possibility of changing some of the investments of the Forlong Fund to gain a higher interest rate. Typed, 1 piece, dated 5 March 1965.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to thank for sending the Accounts. Typed, 1 piece, dated 10 May 1965.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to ask for the money to cover the award made to Mr B. Sarkarati. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 September 1965.

1966

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments, 1st April 1965 - 31st March 1966' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to enclose a copy of the Forlong Fund accounts. She also informs that Mr Sakarati had a bad motor accident so was unable to use all his award and that Mr Lee will be going to Sweden for 2 terms and so will only need a proportion of his award. Typed, 1 piece, dated 23 May 1966.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to ask for the money to cover the awards for Mr H.B. Lee, Mrs N.S.S. Tapper and Mr A.M. al Haq. Typed, 1 piece, dated 21 September 1966.

1967

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments 1st April 1966 - 31st March 1967' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to ask for the money to cover the award to Mr Q.M. ul Haq. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 September 1967.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to thank for the money received. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 October 1967.

1968

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments 1st April 1967 - 31st March 1968 ' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to ask for the money for the Forlong Scholarship for Mrs S.Y. Killingley. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 September 1968.
• Letter from Miss Crawford to Kathleen Wooding to enclose the cheque for Mrs Killingley. Typed, 1 piece, dated 3 October 1968.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to inform that Mr Q.M. Haq will stay at the School for a further year and therefore could Miss Crawford add his monies to those for Mrs Killingley. Typed, 1 piece, dated 10 October 1968.
• Letter from Kathleen Wooding to Miss Crawford to thank for the money sent. Typed, i piece, dated 22 October 1958.

1969

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments 1st April 1968 - 31st March 1969 ' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from R. Morrison, General Manager, Municipal and General Securities Company Limited, to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enquire about the tax situation on the Forlong Fund investments. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1969.
• Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the General Manager, Municipal and General Securities Company Limited, to inform that Income Tax is refunded to the Society. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1969.
• Letter from [Professor Beckingham] to J.R. Bracken, SOAS, concerning the allocation of Awards since the School has expanded, and clarifying they must be for subjects concerned with Oriental studies. The letter also queries the lack of publications under the Fund. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 30 May 1969.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Professor C.F. Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send an interim reply to Beckingham's enquiry which he will bring to the appropriate committees who will report to the Academic Board. Typed, 1 piece, dated 3 June 1969.

1970

• 'Forlong Fund: Receipts and Payments 1st April 1969 - 31st March 1970 ' - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from I.K. Orchardson, Registrar, SOAS, to Miss D. Crawford to confirm the scholarship payments and to ask for the money for the award to Q.M. ul Haq. Typed, 1 piece, dated 27 April 1070.
• Letter from I.K. Orchardson to Miss D. Crawford to enclose a copy of the accounts. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 May 1970.
• Letter from I.K. Orchardson to Miss D. Crawford to thank for the cheque she sent. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 October 1970.

Correspondence regarding the India Office Library. These are:

• Letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Right Hon. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, to express the concern felt by the Council of the Society over press statements regarding possible transfer of the contents of the India Office Library to India and Pakistan. Typed, dated 15 June 1961.
• Letter from the Right Hon. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, to Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to assure him that the Government are aware of British academic interest in the future of the India Office Library. He writes of the negotiations currently being undergone with the governments of India and Pakistan. Typed, dated 28 June 1961.
• Letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Right Hon. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, to thank him for his statement concerning the India Office Library and assure him of confidentiality. Typed, dated 29 June 1961.

Publications and associated correspondence dating to the 1960s.

Correspondence written by and sent to Graham during the 1960s.

Correspondence and printed material concerned with lectures and General Meetings held at the Society between 1960-1969.

The 25th International Congress of Orientalists was held in Moscow in August 1960. The material associated with this Congress is:

• First Circular for the XXVth International Congress of Orientalists from B.G. Gafurov, Chairman, and I.M. Diakonoff, Secretary, Organising Committee, giving details of the dates and sections for the Congress. Printed in Russian and English, undated.
• Second Circular from the Organising Committee to give further organisational information regarding the Congress. Printed in Russian and English, undated. With the circular is an application form for attendance at the Congress, also printed in Russian and English.
• Announcement from the Royal Asiatic Society of the 25th International Congress with the sections and registration fee. Printed, dated September 1959.
• Application form to attend the Congress. Printed in Russian and English, undated.
• Notice of flights to and hotels in Moscow. Typed with handwritten annotations, undated.
• List of British delegates for the Congress. Typed, undated.
• Letter from the International Union of Orientalists to the Royal Asiatic Society to invite the Society to take part in the General Assembly at the forthcoming Congress. Typed, dated 8 July 1960.
• Letter from Denis Sinor to Mrs Davis, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask her to make sure that the Society's subscription is paid to the International Union of Orientalists. Typed, dated 11 July 1960.

There were no competitors in 1959-1960. Therefore the dates were changed for the competition to include the summer vacation. This later date led to the prize being decided in October 1960. For this 1960 Prize Essay competition there is the prizewinning essay: "The Trade of the Roman Empire with the East" by Keith Leslie Pratt from University College, Durham. Typed manuscript, 24 pages, With the essay is the verifying note from Pratt's tutor in Chinese.

• Letter from J.R. Jones to announce the preliminary work that has been undertaken to resuscitate the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 17 December 1959. With this letter is a copy of a letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, expressing the Society's support, typed, dated 10 November 1959; and a copy of the "Rules of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1959", printed.
• Correspondence between Miss E.O. Michaeliones, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, and Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the definition of a 'Fellow' of the Royal Asiatic Society. Two letters, typed, dated 20 June 1967-10 July 1967.
• Correspondence between Miss E.O. Michaeliones, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, and Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the affiliation privileges of Members of the Societies. Two letters, typed, dated 31 August 1967-10 November 1967. With the letter from E.O. Michaeliones is a copy of the Rules of the Hong Kong Branch.
• Correspondence between J.R. Jones, President, Hong Kong Branch, and Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the application of Kenneth Pius H.M. Lee for membership of the Royal Asiatic Society. Two letters, typed, dated 12 January 1968-14 February 1968.
• Letter from G.A.L. James, British Council, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the forthcoming visit of Mrs Margaret O'Hara. Typed, dated 24 June 1970.

There is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.

There are three copies of the notice of the Prize Essay Competition and the prizewinning essay.