News cutting of "Extract from Evening Transcript, Boston Mass., U.S.A." to report that at the recent anniversary meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society it was announced that a grant from the James Forlong Fund will be made for the publication of "Primitive Cultures of India" by Colonel Hodson. It also lists the works published by the Oriental Translation Fund. It reports that Lord Chalmers' speech had been positive about the future of the Royal Asiatic Society's life and work.

Signed minutes for the Finance and Investments Committee from 8 March 2012 to present. These are loose papers.

Signed Minutes of the Finance Committee from 18 April 1985-11 May 1988, and from 19 March 1992-27 May 2004. These are contained with a black hardcover notebook with label "Finance Committee". Also a small amount of correspondence pertinent to the Committee. These are:

• Letter from James [Selwyn] to Denis Duncanson to send his calculations concerning the cost of a possible move to Queen's Gardens, dated 31 March 1997.
• Letter from J.A. Payne to Dr MacDowell to inform him that at the recent Council Meeting it was suggested that a Finance Committee be formed and that he had taken the liberty of suggesting MacDowell, dated 2 March 1992.

Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Fine Books Oriental concerning a catalogue for the offprints of the Society's Journal. The file contains both agreements and correspondence between the two parties as well as internal communication within the Royal Asiatic Society and administrative documents concerning preparation for a launch party for the catalogue. The correspondents include Valery Gibson and Gordon Calver for the Royal Asiatic Society and J.I. Somers for Fine Books Oriental. During this period Fine Books Oriental came under the Luzac's umbrella but continued to act independently.

These papers are concerned with the Finnish Oriental Society and the interaction of the Royal Asiatic Society with them in 1933 and 1983.

"Foxglove Developments Limited and Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Deed relating to the reciprocal rights of escape at 59 and 60 Queens Gardens London W2". Signed deed produced by Gardner Weller Solicitors.

Copies of plans for ground, first, second and third floors of 14 Grafton Street with two further sheets labelled as "proposed alterations" to first, second and third floors.

Correspondence between the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Royal Asiatic Society. These are: * Correspondence between the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the Society subscribing to the Foundation. Four letters and one form, dated 18 May 1990 -12 November 1990.

• Letter from K. Lawrey, Learned Societies Liaison Officer, Foundation for Science and Technology to J. A. Payne, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the final version of the guidance paper approved by the Charity Commission on Safeguarding Treasures. Dated 2 September 1997. The paper is with the letter.
• Letter from K. Lawrey, Learned Societies Liaison Officer, Foundation for Science and Technology to the Chief Executive/Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for letters of nomination for a vacancy on the Foundation's Council. Dated 1 February 2000.

The move of the Society from Queen's Gardens necessitated the sale of some furniture and curtains. This material includes correspondence with The Curtain Exchange, Lloyds International Auction Galleries, and Christie's. It also includes a Catalogue for Christie's Auction of Furniture and Decorative Objects held on 11 October 2005, when some of the Society's furniture was in the sale.

Six further items of correspondence:

• Estimate from Richard Madley Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society for the cost of providing 200 copies of a booklet, dated 5 July 1973.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Richard Madley Ltd. to accept the estimate, dated 6 July 1973.
• Letter from Sir Harold Bailey to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if he may see a photograph taken at the Symposium, dated 1 August 1973.
• Copy of a letter from Robin Allen, nephew of W.E.D. Allen, to Counsellor Filatov, Embassy of the USSR, concerning the invitation of Professors Daniyalov, Abayev, and Tsereteli to the Sesquicentenary celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society, dated 11th July 1972.
• Letter from Robin Allen to Miss Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the above letter and to inform that his uncle is out of hospital, dated 16 July 1972.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Robin Allen to acknowledge receipt of his letter and to express her gladness that his uncle is out of hospital, dated 27 July 1972.