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Cables received from C.J. Hambro on the Supervisory Commission meeting, from S. Jacklin, and from A. Loveday on the death of C.J. Hambro's wife.

Copy was sent to S. Jacklin on December 9, 1940.

S. Lester's address to the Assembly commenting on the dissolution of the League of Nations; discusses the transfer of functions to the United Nations, appointment of the Board of Liquidation and the status of the Supervisory Commission of the League of Nations.

Indicates that S. Jacklin has a total of 343,582.70 Swiss francs at his disposal.

Sent to S. Jacklin care of E. Phelan at the International Labour Organization in Montreal. Telegram expresses regret that S. Lester cannot attend meeting and indicates that S. Jacklin will represent him at the meeting.

Includes draft of reply to telegram from E. Phelan subject to S. Jacklin's comments; discusses Supervisory Commission's role to supervise financial expenditures on behalf of contributing governments.

Response to previous correspondence L. 60 and L. 79; comments on action taken in regards to increased emoluments and papers begin prepared for the Rapporteur and Chairman.

Suggests Lisbon as a possible site; suggests purpose of alternative site is to collect contributions not being paid in Geneva.

Extract from A. Loveday's letter to S. Lester on S. Jacklin's wild anti-Axis statements; extract from a letter from Elsie to her husband S. Lester to request his help for an old lady, her neighbour, whose sister-in-law, the husband of whom had been killed, was in a difficult situation in France.

S. Lester requested S. Jacklin's approval, (South Africa, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury), on a sort of letter-telegram he wrote (no correspondent name and address mentioned) on the possibility for S. Jacklin to organize office for collecting contributions; S. Lester's note to D. Kelly, British Minister in Berne, summarizing J. Avenol's plans and position, covering June-July period: organization of a centre for the League of Nations Secretariat if the staff were driven out by invasion, J. Avenol's anti-British sentiments and policy of excluding the British from the Secretariat, J. Avenol's wish to misuse the League of Nations for the new European purposes and not its original purposes, J. Avenol's decisions concerning S. Lester's, A. Loveday's and R.I.B. Skylstad's mission to USA and T. Aghnides' new post (in charge of the Secretariat, he would take over from J. Avenol without any Secretary-General status), J. Avenol's proposal to form a kind of "Directoire", reductions of League of Nations staff, J. Avenol's speculations on Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland decisions as regards the League of Nations, J. Avenol's interviews with B.M. Viple (France), ILO official (to get in touch with P. Laval), P. Stoppani and R.M.F. Charron on Vichy's decision as regards the League of Nations, J. Avenol would not resign unless he was given a position enabling him to have control on League of Nations finances and full immunities, formation of a Finance Committee headed by S. Jacklin including J. Avenol, J. Avenol's opinion on the Princeton proposal.