The Congress name was subsequently altered to the International Congress of North African and Asian Studies. The 34th Congress was held in Hong Kong in August 1993. The material associated with this Congress is:

• Correspondence between Gyorgy Hazai, Secretary-General, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, and A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the Society's representation at the Congress in Hong Kong and points for the Agenda for the meeting of the Union to be held there. Two letters, dated 17 May - 2 June 1993.

Two letters concerning attendance at the Conference of the Association of British Orientalists in 1953. These are:

• Letter from W. Montgomery Watt, to inform that the next meeting of the Conference will be held in Edinburgh from 15-21 July 1953. Dated November 1952.
• Letter from Pierre Cachia and W. Montgomery Watt, Joint Secretaries, Local Organising Committee, to ask for people to confirm their attendance at the Conference in order that the accommodation booking can be arranged, dated February 1953.

Correspondence between the Association of British Orientalists and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the standing of members of the Royal Asiatic Society within the Association of British Orientalists. These are:

• Notice from Richard Hill, Association of British Orientalists, to announce the twelfth Conference of the British Orientalists to be held under the joint auspices of the Association and the Royal Asiatic Society at the University of Durham, 3-6 September 1962. Dated 1 March 1962.
• Draft letter from the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the illogical position that members of the Royal Asiatic Society will be expected to pay a membership fee for the Association of British Orientalists in order to attend the Conference though the Royal Asiatic Society is sponsoring the event, dated 8 October 1962.
• Letter from Richard Hill, Association of British Orientalists, to Richard Winstedt, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he no longer holds office in the Association and so has passed Winstedt's letter to the Secretary, Mr T.F. Mitchell. Dated 10 October 1962.
• Letter from T.F. Mitchell to Richard Winstedt to clarify the position concerning the Royal Asiatic Society members attendance at the Conference, dated 1 November 1962.

Correspondence with Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar, Indian Museum, Calcutta. These are:

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to ask, on behalf of the President and Council of the Society, whether Bhandarkar would be willing to represent the Society at the Seventh Indian Conference. Dated 29 May 1933.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he would be delighted to represent the Society. Dated 22 June 1933.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their gratitude that he has agreed to represent the Society. Dated 10 July 1933.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that his health has suddenly become worse and therefore it will be doubtful if he will be able to attend the Conference. Dated 14 December 1933.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their concern regarding his health and the hope that he was well enough to attend the conference. Dated 2 January 1934.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he did not attend the Conference but as he did not leave Calcutta, his health did not become worse. Dated 25 January 1934.

• Letter to Sir Harold Bailey to inquire whether Louis Bazin is still the Treasurer of the International Union of Orientalists, dated 20 February 1968.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send the Society's contribution, dated February 1968.

The International Union of Orientalists was founded in September 1951 in Istanbul at the International Congress of Orientalists. It was renamed in 1973 as the International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies. This material covers the interaction of the Royal Asiatic Society with the Union in the time period 1951-1977.

Letter from Professor Dr. Zeki Velidi Togan, President of Organising Committee of XXIInd International Congress of Orientalists, to the Royal Asiatic Society to send a draft of the statutes for the International Union of Orientalists and to state that the foundation of the proposed Union will be dealt with a the meeting of the Congress in Istanbul.

Letter from Hamilton Gibb to Mrs Davis, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that it would be improper for him to be the Royal Asiatic Society's representative as he is one of the representatives of the International Congress. However, in the nebulous situation concerning the International Union, he would agree to undertake the role.