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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Walls of a Catholic church defaced with insulting inscriptions by Hitler Jugend boys.
German Air Sporting Association in Danzig.
Rumours on new elections in Danzig and on the possibility of a "coup de force".
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.
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.