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GB 891 RAS IUO-RAS IUO/4-RAS IUO/4/1
Title
Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Secretary-General, International Union of Orientalists
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- 13th Oct 1964 (Creation)
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(1823-present)
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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 Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr. Helmut Scheel, Secretary-General, International Union of Orientalists, to inform that Professor Sir Harold Bailey will be the Society's representative on the International Union of Orientalists.
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- English