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Oscar Morland

Oscar Morland

British diplomat (1904–1980)

Sir Oscar Charles Morland GBE (23 March 1904 - 20 May 1980) was a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Japan and Indonesia.

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Early life

Oscar Charles Morland was son of Harold John Morland (28 Jul 1869 - 09 Oct 1939).

He married Alice on 1932, daughter of Sir Francis Oswald Lindley, PC, GCMG (12 Jun 1872 - 17 Aug 1950). The union produced four sons.

He was educated at Leighton Park School and at King's College, Cambridge.

Career

  • Joined HM Consular Service, 1927.
  • Served in Japan, Manchuria, London. Under Sec., Cabinet Office,
  • 1950–1953; Ambassador to Indonesia,
  • 1953–1956; Asst Under-Sec., FO,
  • 1956–1959. Mem., Leeds Regional Hosp. Bd,
  • 1959–1963. Ambassador to Japan[1]
  • 1965–1974 (Chm. Mental Health and Geriatrics Cttee, 1972–74)

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 179-184; Hoare, James. (1999). Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present, p. 214., p. 214, at Google Books

References

  • Hoare, James. (1999). Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. ISBN 9780700705122; OCLC 42645589
  • Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ISBN 9781901903515; OCLC 249167170
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