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Letters concerning the Society’s invitations to various foreign diplomats and monarchs to become its Foreign Extraordinary Fellows, including:

• Letters and notes from E. D. Maclagan, RAS President, and Professor Margoliouth regarding the latter’s proposal that ministers of Eastern States should be made Foreign Extraordinary Members of the Society, with further correspondence, invitation letter drafts and a list of individuals whom the invitation was sent to and their responses. 13 pieces, dated 25 February-20 January 1932
• Letter from J. Matsudaira, Japanese Ambassador, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence (There seems to be a confusion of whom the invitation was intended for, and the Society subsequently suggested Mr Hirosi Saito, Counsellor of Embassy, and Mr Renzo Sawada, First Secretary of Embassy, to apply for ordinary membership). 6 pieces, dated 27 November 1931-8 January 1932
• Letter from Ahmed Ali, Minister of Afghan Legation, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence. 4 pieces, dated 28 November-16 December 1931
• Letter from Alfred Sao-ke Sze, Minister of Chinese Legation, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence. 4 pieces, dated 26 November-18 December 1931
• Letter from H. Afifi, Minister of Royal Egyptian Legation, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence. 2 pieces, dated 27 November-8 December 1931
• Letters relating to invitation to Bajirond Zallaka Agedaw, Minister of Ethiopian Legation. 6 pieces, dated 1 December 1931-6 June 1932
• Letter from H. A. Afnan, Minister of Iraq Legation, accepting the invitations, with further correspondence. 6 pieces, dated 1 December 1931-29 April 1932
• Letters from Aligolikhay Ausariy, Minister of the Persian Legation, regarding the invitation, with further correspondence. 4 pieces, dated 7-22 December 1931
• Letters from Damras and Subam Sompooli, outgoing and incoming Ministers of the Siamese Legation, accepting the invitation. 10 pieces, dated 12 December 1931-29 May 1933
• Letter from Minister of the Turkish Embassy, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence. 2 pieces, dated 3-10 December, 1931
• Letters with Secretary of the Royal Legation of Hedjaz Nejd regarding the correct title of its Minister Sheikh Hafiz Wahba. 3 pieces, dated 22-23 January 1932
• Letter from Danrong Rajanubhab, Prince of Siam, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence. 6 pieces, dated 14 March-7 July 1932
• Letter from Commanding General Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Minister of the Nepalese Legation, accepting the invitation, with further correspondence and relevant news clippings. 16 pieces, dated 13 April-30 October 1934
• Letter from the Private Secretary to the King of Egypt, accepting the invitation, with relevant correspondence with the Royal Egyptian Legation and Ras el Tin Palace. 17 pieces, dated 20 June 1934-21 March 1938
• Letter from M. R. Smaksman, Assistant Private Secretary to the King and Queen of Siam, communicating the King of Siam’s acceptance of the invitation, with relevant correspondence. 13 pieces, dated 27 May-20 November 1934
• Letters with Ali Mohammad, Minister of the Royal Afghanistan Legation, regarding the invitation to the King of Afghanistan, with relevant correspondence. 9 pieces, dated 24 November 1937-28 April 1938
• Letters with the Royal Iraqi Legation regarding the invitation to the King of Iraq. 5 pieces, dated 26 November-5 December 1937
• Letter from Marichi Man Singh, Private Secretary to the King of Nepal, communicating the King’s wish to decline the invitation ‘because of his seeing no chance whatsoever of being able to do anything or making himself useful’ for the Society, with relevant correspondence. 7 pieces, dated 26 November 1937-3 January 1938
• Letter from W. G. Neale, India Office, explaining that it would be incorrect to invite the Nizam of Hyderabad to be a Foreign Extraordinary Member, as he, being a ruling prince of India, is not a foreign potentate, with relevant correspondence. 6 pieces, dated 10-14 December 1937
• Letter from Harry St John Bridger Philby giving his opinion to the invitation letter to be sent to the King of Saudi-Arabia, with relevant correspondence. 5 pieces, dated 11 December 1937-2 January 1938

Letters regarding the Society’s invitation to various foreign diplomats and monarchs to become its Foreign Extraordinary Fellows, including:

• Outgoing letter to and reply from General Honkon Lee, Ambassador of the Korean Embassy, accepting the invitation. 2 pieces, dated 22-27 February 1963
• Outgoing copy invitation letters the Soviet Union Ambassador, Kuwait Ambassador and Jordanian Ambassador, with the Jordanian Ambassador’s one marked ‘rejected 2 months ago’. 3 pieces, all dated 2 January 1967
• Outgoing letter to and reply from Zeki Kuneralp, Turkish Ambassador, accepting the invitation. 2 pieces, dated 23 February-1 March 1971
• Letters to the Ethiopian Ambassador and from Professor Edward Ullendorff regarding the invitation to the Emperor of Ethiopia. 5 pieces, dated 23 February-3 December 1971
• Condolence message to the Royal Swedish Embassy for the death of King Gustaf VI Adolf, a Foreign Extraordinary Member of the Society for 18 years, with subsequent letters and a telegram regarding his memorial service in Westminster Abbey. Includes further printed material regarding the memorial service, including an admission card, a copy of the order or service and a news clipping. 10 pieces and 1 booklet, dated 18-24 September 1973
• Letter from Prince Mikasa of Japan, accepting the invitation and related correspondence. 3 pieces, 8-16 May 1975
• Letter from Phan Wannamethee, Thai Ambassador, accepting the invitation. 1 piece, dated 19 February 1979
• Outgoing letter to and reply from Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, son of Aga Khan III, accepting the invitation. 3 pieces, dated 20 June-7 October 1991
• Letter from Dr A. A. Shareef, Tanzanian High Commissioner, accepting the invitation, with related correspondence from Dr G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville and Dr. D. W. Mac Dowall regarding the background of Shareef, and an enclosed CV of Shareef for the Society’s reference. 7 pieces, dated 24 July 1996-16 January 1997
• Letter from Zeng Rong, Secretary to Chinese Ambassador to the UK, expressing the Ambassador's appreciation of the possibility of becoming an honorary member and enquiring for more information. 1 piece, dated 18 March 1999. Ambassador Ma Zhengang was elected as a Foreign Extraordinary Fellow in 1999

The Society has, and continues to, run its membership on a subscription basis, with members paying different subscription rates according to their types of membership. Historically, the first payment of subscription was due on election, and then annually on the first date of January of each year. This series contains the bound volumes of ledgers recording these subscription payments from members. There is only one ledger dating to the 19th century, covering the period from 1823 to 1838. The remaining volumes date from 1924 to the late 20th century, and the volume for 1977-1988 is wanting.