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GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/11-RAS BMM/11/1-RAS BMM/11/1/7
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Letter from Richard Winstedt to The Editor, The Times, 30/01/1963
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- 30th Jan 1963 (Creation)
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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Letter from Richard Winstedt, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to The Editor, The Times, to ask for an announcement of the award of the Burton Memorial Medal to be placed in the newspaper.
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- English