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SUMMARY:Open Meeting and AGM  
DESCRIPTION:Programme for the Day\n1000 – 1100 hrs:  Curzon’s Chosen Men: Political Officers on the Periphery of Empire.\n\nIn the early 20th century\, Indian Civil Servant and Political Resident John Gordon Lorimer and Political Agent Captain William Shakespear used their diplomatic\, linguistic\, intelligence and exploration skills in the Arabian Peninsula and Persia.  Their work enhanced Britain’s understanding of this periphery of Empire\, leaving geopolitical legacies which continue to resonate long after their careers were tragically cut short.\n\nAlan Dillon is a former Royal Marine who joined the Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office.  As a diplomat\, he served in Afghanistan\, Taiwan\, Sri Lanka\, Saudi Arabia\, Oman and Whitehall.  He is a Royal Historical Society Fellow\, occasional university lecturer and author of ‘Captain Shakespear\, Desert Exploration\, Arabian Intrigue and The Rise of Ibn Sa’ud’ and ‘Lorimer\, His Gazetteer and Britain’s Pursuit of Knowledge’.  \n1100 – 1200 hrs:   Mutiny 1857 – the Indian perspective. \nMany British books on the Mutiny describe the defeat of rebel forces with great military detail\, while Indians see it as their First War of Independence.  What both sides neglect is how ordinary Indians suffered during the so-called ‘Red Year’.  This lecture will describe the main events of the Mutiny before looking at specific outcomes in detail.  \nDr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones MBE is an historian specialising in 18th and 19th centuries Colonial India. She has written and lectured extensively and has been tour leader for groups visiting India.  She is an Executive member of BACSA and a Royal Asiatic Society council member.  \n1200 – 1300 hrs:  Lunch.  \n1300 – 1330 hrs:  Annual General Meeting.    \n1330 – 1500 hrs:  With Ox Carts & Dooli Bearers – Medals of India to 1947. \nHave you ever wondered about the story behind family members’ medals?  With examples taken from the Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Medal Collection (1794-1993)\, the curator of the collection\, Nathan Smith will explore some of the medals associated with India and its Army.  The audience can then discuss their family medals with the Curator.  He is unable to give valuations. \nSince 2015\, Nathan Smith has been the curator of the RASC and RCT medal collection\, one of the premier military collections of medals in the UK.  The collection covers most of the campaigns of the British Army since 1794 and includes many medals to soldiers for service in India and with their Armed Forces. \n*** Please register your intention to attend the meeting on the FIBIS website ***   \n*** Check to FIBIS website for updates *** \nALL WELCOME.  ADMISSION FREE
URL:https://www.fibis.org/event/open-meeting-and-agm/
LOCATION:Union Jack Club\, Sandell Street\, London\, SE1 8UJ\, United Kingdom
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