Letter from Arch [Archibald] Geikie, Haslemere, to [Joseph] Larmor He has Larmor's letter and [William Napier] Shaw's with the proposed letter from the Meteorological Office to the Treasury. There is no mention of a veto but the Treasury letter notes the role of the Gassiot Committee. The Meteorological Office is quite aware of the excellence of the bargain it is seeking. Geikie thinks they will come to an understanding, but this should be set out in plain language in an agreement between the institutions and not left in a variety of letters. Geikie cannot understand why Shaw should have any objection to the clause that was struck out and why he has resisted its restoration. Geikie has three letters from the Speaker about British Museum matters, so that business is now in train. 4 December 1909