1976 - Mexico City

For the 30th Congress the title was changed to the International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa. The Congress was held in Mexico City in August 1976. Material concerned with this Congress is: * Letter from Marion Evans, Superintendent, Congress & Inclusive Tours, Lufthansa, to send the preliminary announcement and poster for the 30th International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa. Typed, dated 11 March 1975.
* First Invitation to the Congress giving details of the sections, papers, trips and registration. Printed in Spanish, English and French, undated.
* Poster for the 30th Congress. Printed in Spanish, English and French, undated.
* Letters from Sabena Airlines and CP Air to the Royal Asiatic Society offering assistance in travel arrangements to the Congress. Two letters, typed, dated 20-23 May 1975.
* Letter from Jorge Alberto Lozoya, Secretary General, 30th Congress, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask whether the Society would assist in coordinating travel for groups of scholars to the Congress. Typed, dated 14 November 1975.
* Provisional Registration Form for the Congress. Printed in Spanish, English and French, undated, with accompanying envelope.
* Correspondence between Mrs J. Makowiecka and Mrs Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the contact details for the 30th Congress. Two letters, handwritten and typed, dated 11-15 December 1975.
* Correspondence between Dr J.G. de Casparis and Mrs Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning Casparis being the Society's official representative at the Congress. Two letters, typed, dated 2-11 July 1976.
* Letter from L. Bazin, Secretary-General, International Union for Oriental and Asian Studies, to send the updated Constitution of the Union after the General Assembly held at the Mexico Congress. Typed in French with printed constitution in English and French, undated.

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.

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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