Describes audit of A. Loveday and mentions cable to C. Hambro requesting that C. Hambro refrain from authorizing A. Sweetser to make expenditures without previous authorization.
Letter from Arthur Sweetser, United States, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Information Section, to Lewis Lerwin: League of Nations 19th Assembly: M. Litvinov's speech defining Soviet policy; British and French Foreign Ministers absent; Geneva appears as the most impartial observation post in Europe; opinion divided; questions discussed: how best organise international relations, mediation and peaceful settlements, separation of the Covenant from the peace treaties, budget, armed conflicts in China and Spain, economics and finance, social and humanitarian issues; American position and policy; period of Big Powers domination.
S. Lester's letter to Arthur Sweetser, United States, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Information Section, on German troops along the Jura, closed to Switzerland, on disillusionments (J. Avenol) and League of Nations staff.
S. Lester's letter to A. Sweetser: F. Walters' leaving, threat of invasion of Switzerland, changing Geneva policy.
Continuation of S. Lester's letter to A. Sweetser: further comments.
? A. Sweetser's letter to A.E. Felkin, United Kingdom, League of Nations Economic and Financial Section: the American interest in the Anti Drug work, Fuller's anxiety about arrangements concerning the transfer of part of the League of Nations services (non-political work only) to the USA, the Princeton University invitation to enable the League of Nations technical services to continue their work in the USA.
A. Sweetser's letter to S. Lester's wife Elsie: S. Lester's hope to go back to Ireland soon, S. Lester greatly admired and respected by the staff in the United States.
Dark days for S. Lester, who was a little bit depressed because of: A. Sweetser's and A. Loveday's difficulties, loneliness, being far from his family, dark and unknown future, worrying about personal finances; S. Lester spent two days in Berne in F. Cremins' new Legation as Chargé d'Affaires; bombs dropped on Dublin and other Irish towns.
Postcard from A. Sweetser, Graham Stuart, Liesa Holst and Rudolph Haith to S. Lester on a session at Leland Stamford.
United Nations Charter passed in Senate; A. Sweetser's possible trip to London.