Sir Oscar Charles Morland GBE (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 (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 JapanIan Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 179-184; Hoare, James. (1999). * 1965–1974 (Chm. Mental Health and Geriatrics Cttee, 1972–74)

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References

* James Hoare, 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.
OCLC 42645589
* Ian Nish, Nish, Ian. (2004). ''British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972.'' Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
OCLC 249167170

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* UK in Japan
Chronology of Heads of Mission
1904 births 1980 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Indonesia 20th-century British diplomats {{UK-diplomat-stub

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