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23 January 1936 (1)
Pp 274/1/70-73 · Document · 1936.01.23
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Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - A. Eden's declaration at opening of Council debate on Danzig situation; A. Greiser's, President of the Danzig Senate, declaration; social life: dinner with J. Avenol, J. Beck, Litvinov, Titulesco, Monch, Haar, Aras; work on draft report.

23 January 1936 (2)
Pp 274/1/73-76 · Document · 1936.01.23
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Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - Soviet move against Uruguay; work with F.P. Walters and J. Avenol on draft report on Danzig; reactions of Poles Danzigers; reactions of German Press and English Press.

6 May 1936
Pp 274/1/107-121 · Document · 1936.05.06
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Events of past six weeks - New Danzig government policy; role of Hitler; riots in Poland, anti-sovietism; session with Danzig Senate; possible renewal of S. Lester's mandate; 11 May session of League of Nations; Abyssinia; S. Lester's re-appointment: A. Eden, J. Avenol; future League of Nations position in Danzig; disarray in Geneva; Dublin reaction to work in Danzig; American Shoe Club: collection of shoes that have been worn by men of renown.

Document · 1938.03.29
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Von Neurath's opposition to the Anschluss was one of the reasons of his dismissal; A. Forster's role, trip to Italy, Poland; Danzig and German plebiscite; poor press reporting; A. Hitler on the role of Danzig between Poland and Germany; the League of Nations has lost in Danzig; 2000 Jews in Danzig still trust in the League of Nations.

Document · 1937.01.22-1937.01.26
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Confidential draft minutes on the meetings held from 22 to 25 January 1937 by the Committee of Three composed of Great-Britain, France and Portugal replaced then by Sweden; comments made by J. Avenol, A. Eden and Y. Delbos on Polish-Danzig agreement; memo in French of 11 January 1937 from J. Beck to A. Eden on Polish-Danzig agreement.

Document · 1936.07
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Situation in Europe and Danzig; League of Nations in collapse and disarray; Von Radowitz on Germany's position regarding the Danzig question; propaganda attacks on S. Lester and the League of Nations; S. Lester's report to Geneva on recent events in Danzig and especially on the cruiser "Leipzig" incident regarded as serious; talks between S. Lester and Lubienski, J. Beck's personal lieutenant, on Germany's position regarding the Danzig question; A. Greiser's violent speech against the League of Nations; S. Lester disappointed by J. Beck's statement after A. Greiser's violent speech, so that he informed Lubienski he thought his mission in Danzig had ended; secret meeting of the League of Nations Council because of the gravity of the situation; J. Beck's assurance that Poland would come to the support of the Danzig High Commissioner if necessary; S. Lester's anxiety because of rumours about his house in Danzig in flames and his family in flight, but the situation was still peaceful; talks between S. Lester and J. Beck on Poland's position and the cooperation required in case of disturbance in Danzig; talks between S. Lester and J. Avenol on the League of Nations' and the High Commissioner's difficult position in Danzig, on Poland's attitude and on S. Lester's go-slow policy in Danzig; disappearance, at the same time, of Abyssinia as a State.

Document · 1935.04.10
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National Socialism efforts and campaign, instead of offering to the League of Nations a challenge, elections results proved the inability of the National Socialists to rally the necessary two-thirds majority to revise the Constitution; A. Hitler's principal Ministers H.W. Göring, Joseph Göbbels, and Hesse, in Danzig; attacks on the High Commissioner and E. Giustiniani; details on the publication of S. Lester's letter to J. Avenol; Streicher and anti-Jewish campaign; H. Rauschning denounced A. Forster's Policy and his desire to establish himself as the dictator of Danzig, more moral than physical intimidation.