Letter from Charles Frederick Close, Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, to 'Dear Sir' [the Assistant Secretary, the Royal Society?] He has been told by Professor Schuster that Council of the Royal Society has agreed to advise on the appointment of a Research Officer to the Ordnance Survey. A small committee has been created to consider the matter in consultation with Close. He suggests dates for a meeting, stating that the appointment need not be made until September or October. 6 July 1919