Sir Oscar Charles Morland, GBE, KCMG, (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 – 9 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)
See also List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Indonesia List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan Anglo-Japanese relations
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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. ; OCLC 42645589 Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ; OCLC 249167170
External links UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission