Britain sent General Winter to negotiate with Shire, perhaps thinking that General Winter, being an old acquaintance of Shire, could negotiate more easily.
Shire guessed that, at this point, the British must not understand the term "kill familiarity."
General Winter was very confident about this, directly locating Shire's office.
He believed that inviting Shire to a hotel for formal talks would be a waste of time and would not reflect the familiar relationship between the two.
Gallieni showed great enthusiasm for General Winter's arrival, specially clearing the command meeting room for their negotiation, even preparing fruit and coffee, and posted guards at the door to prevent any interruptions.
This was a rarely used meeting room. Gallieni didn't focus on formalities; most meetings were conducted in a few words at the combat department.
