Oscar Morland
Oscar Charles Morland (23 March 1904–20 May 1980) was a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Japan and Indonesia.
Early life
Oscar Charles Morland was son of Harold John Morland.
He married to Alice on 1932, daughter of Sir F. O. Lindley, PC, GCMG. The union produced four sons.
He was educated at Leighton Park Sch. and at King’s Coll., 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
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Indonesia
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan
- Anglo-Japanese relations
Notes
- ↑ 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
External links
- UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission
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