Oscar Morland
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Oscar Charles Morland was a British
diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Japan and Indonesia.
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
United Kingdom
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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.
Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a co-educational Quaker independent school for both day and boarding pupils. It is situated in the large town of Reading in Berkshire, in South East England...
and at King’s Coll., Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
Career
- Joined HM Consular Service, 1927.
- Served in Japan, ManchuriaManchuriaManchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
, London. Under Sec., Cabinet Office, - 1950–1953; Ambassador to IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, - 1953–1956; Asst Under-Sec., FO,
- 1956–1959. Mem., Leeds Regional Hosp. Bd,
- 1959=1963. Ambassador to Japan
- 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 relationsAnglo-Japanese relationsThe history of the relationship between Britain and Japan began in 1600 with the arrival of William Adams on the shores of Kyūshū at Usuki in Ōita Prefecture...
External links
- UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission