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During the 1960s the Society held a number of Cocktail Parties and Dinners. Some of these were associated with the Anniversary General Meeting. The material from these events is:

1963
29 March: Royal Asiatic Society Dinner held at Connaught Hall, Tavistock Square, London.

• Notice of dinner with application form for attendance, 1 piece, printed.
• Seating plan for high table and seating list for other tables, typed, 2 pieces.
• Newspaper cutting from The Times reporting on the dinner, dated 30 March 1963.

17 July: Afternoon Party, Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London.

• Application form to attend the Afternoon Party, printed, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1963.
• Letter from the Secretary of the Royal Central Asian Society, to Mrs Davies, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the logistics of the party, 1 piece, typed, dated 26 April 1963.

1964
14 May: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. Letters of apologies from:

• High Commissioner for Pakistan, 1 piece dated 4 May 1964.
• Korean Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1964.
• Nepalese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1964.
• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1964.
• Iranian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1964.
• The High Commissioner for India, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1964.
• The High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 12 May 1964.

15 July: Afternoon Party, Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London. This was the party of the Royal Central Asian Society in association with the Royal Asiatic Society, the Anglo-Arab Association (1961). the China Society, the Iran Society and the Middle East Association.

• Notice of the Afternoon Party and need to apply for tickets, printed, 1 piece.
• List of guests from each of the Societies, printed pamphlet.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the event, 2 pieces, dated 9 March - 4 June 1964.

1965
13 May: Cocktail Party at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• Admittance card, typed, 1 piece.

1967
11 May 1967: Cocktail party at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. The material comprises of a list of invited guests and letters of apology from:

• Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1967.
• Burmese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Pakistan, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• Japanese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1 piece, dated 27 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for India, but Mr A.J. Kidwai will represent him, 1 piece, dated 27 April 1967.
• Thai Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 28 April 1967.
• Soviet Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 28 April 1967.
• Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1967.
• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, undated.

23 November 1967: Dinner, held at the House of Lords, by the kind invitation of The Earl of Scarborough, Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Menu card for the dinner listing the food served and toasts to be offered, printed card, 2 copies.
• Application form for the dinner, printed paper, 1 piece. List of Dinner Guests, typed with annotations, 1 piece.
• Administrative correspondence and notes concerning the dinner, 12 pieces, dated 26 April 1966 - 24 November 1967.
• Newspaper cuttings from The Times and the Telegraph reporting on the dinner.

1968
9 May 1968: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations.

1969
8 May 1969: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations.
• Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the News Editor, The Times, to ask for a report of the Anniversary General Meeting and the cocktail party to be entered into the paper, 1 piece, typed, dated 6 May 1969.

1970
14 May: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations; application form for tickets, printed paper; and letters of apologies from:

• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1970.
• Japanese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1970.
• High Commissioner of India, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1970.
• Jordan Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• Saudi Arabian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• Iranian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1970.

26 November: Dinner, held at Butchers Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London.

• Application form to purchase tickets for the dinner, printed paper, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the meeting of the RAS Dinner Committee for 4 May 1970, typed with annotations, 1 piece.
• Lists of Guests, typed, 2 pieces.
• Press release to the Editor, Daily Telegraph, concerning the dinner, typed, 1 piece, dated 25 November 1970.
• Newspaper cuttings from the Times and the Daily Telegraph reporting on the dinner, dated 27 November 1970.
• Letter from Roy Strong, National Portrait Gallery, to B.W. Robinson, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the dinner and his particular delight in being seated next to Agatha Christie, 1 piece, typed with printed letterhead, dated 7 December 1970.

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.

Correspondence concerned with conservation of the Society's collections within this time period:

• Correspondence and instructions re cleaning marble using Sepiolite, 2 pieces, typed, dated 22 March 1968.
• Correspondence with British Museum regarding creating stands for sculptures, 8 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 1 April 1969 - 13 October 1969.
• Correspondence with E. Panetta, V & A Museum concerning the restoration of a teak stool, 5 pieces, typed, dated 12 March 1969 - 15 April 1969.
• Correspondence with the India Office Library concerning the laminating of a manuscript, 1 piece, typed, dated 20 December 1973.
• Letter from Valery (Gibson), Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dennis (Duncanson), President. to give a report on Mr Cox's opinion of the condition of the portrait of William Havell (RAS Cat.01.011) and of a further watercolour, unnamed, and whether to undertake their conservation. Handwritten, dated 26 January 1982.
• Correspondence with the Armouries, Tower of London concerning the restoration of a mail shirt, 12 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 24 September 1975 - 22 August 1983.
• Correspondence concerning the conservation of James Wales' painting of Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa (RAS Head Cat. 01.014), 5 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 25 August 1982 - 14 December 1982.
• Correspondence concerning insurance for the portraits of Jamsetjee Boman Jee and Nowrojee Jamset jee and the painting of the Judicial enquiry at Canton while they were undergoing conservation, typed, 2 pieces, dated 17 January 1983 - 7 February 1983.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to Dennis Duncanson concerning the storage of collections in a basement room, 1 piece, typed, dated 16 June 1983.
• Copy of a letter from Godfrey Goodwin to 'Neale; to express his appreciation for the quality of the conservation of two watercolour paintings, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 10 July 1989.

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.
• Correspondence between H.A. Rydings, Honorary Librarian, Hong Kong Branch and Diana Crawford, Secretary and Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask and provide advice concerning Library rules. Two letters, typed, dated 5 March -27 March 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.