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Copy of a letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Major J.R. Cunningham to thank him for the material, on behalf of the Council. He first apologises for the delay in responding because, "The offices have been closed for the Christmas Holidays, and have been rather deranged by A.R.P. measures and the necessity of sending our treasures away to a place of safety". He states the material, "will be placed, with great pleasure, in the Society's Library, where it will be of value to students, who will be interested in the great changes you have reported upon".

In 2022, three Burton Memorial Medals were given by the Royal Asiatic Society to:

• Dr. Peter Alford Andrews and Mrs. Mügül Andrews for their study on Eurasian tents.
• Pepita Seth for her exploration of the closed worlds of the Guruvayur Temple and Theyyam Rituals in Kerala.
• Professor Tim Williams for his exploration, archaeological and documentation projects in Beirut and Central Asia, and for his collaborations with local partners on the Silk Road and for UNESCO and ICOMOS Silk Roads mapping.

Much of the material concerned with the awarding of these medals is still within the current records. However there are some publicity material and photographs. Associated with the award of the medal in 2022 is:

• 'The Sir Richard Burton Medal, 2022' - part of the blogpost, Reflecting on 2021, posted on 17 December 2021. Archival electronic document created in September 2024.

'Royal Asiatic Society: Deposit of Manuscripts, Archives and Private Papers' - policy document concerning the acquisition of these types of material, created for the Council Meeting of 16 June 2005.

Policies and Papers concerned with the care, rationalisation and development of the Collections. Paper and electronic documents.

Policy documents concerning the loan of items from the collections to other institutions:

• 'Borrowing items from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections for public exhibitions: Policy and Procedures' - policy document created for the Council Meeting of 16 June 2005.

Correspondence regarding the disposal of a portrait of Sir Mortimer Durand:

• Letter from [H.M.] Hake, Director, National Portrait Gallery, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the Trustees decision not to accept the portrait of Sir Mortimer Durand. Typed, 1 piece, dated 9 April 1943.
• Letter from Alex Godley, Deputy Chairman of Council, the Royal Empire Society, to the Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society to thank for the offer of the portrait but due to damage of their building in air raids of 1941, they have nowhere safe to keep it. Typed, 1 piece, dated 20 October 1943.
• Letter from Hon Secretary, Oriental Club, to Royal Asiatic Society to inform they have insufficient space to accept the portrait. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 23 October 1943.
• Note to say that the Foreign Office had accepted the portrait for their office in Tehran. Handwritten, 1 piece, undated.

Subsequent to this the Society in 2000-2001, initiated inquiries with the department, Government Art Collections, into the whereabouts of the portrait. It was ascertained that the portrait was shipped on the SS Kohistan in 1949 to Tehran but in a check in 1974, the portrait was missing though this had not been communicated to the Society. Ten pieces, typed dated 24 February 2000 - 15 November 2001.

On Lionel C. Hopkins death, the Society acquired his library. Not all this material was suitable for keeping with the collections and thus some books went for sale. These are handwritten and typed lists of the publications, 19 pieces.

Letter from the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to L.D. Barnett to inform that since the requisite period was about to elapse since the death of Charles Ambrose Storey, the Society would soon be able to dispose of the surplus books. These were first to be offered to the British Institute of Persian Studies. The letter concerns organising a meeting for this to take place.

'Books Withdrawn October 1989' - photocopies of the library cards of the withdrawn books.

Letter to the President, Royal Asiatic Society to apologise for holding up the sale of the duplicate catalogues. Under the letter is a note to the Librarian to advise that the sale can for ahead.