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Two letters addressed by S. Lester to H. Rauschning, President of the Senate, dated 30 August and 3 September 1934: the first one, intended as a general warning, regarding doubtful legislative and administrative acts affecting the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and the respect given to the Constitution under which the Senate was governing, as well as an inclination from the Government and its administration to confuse the identities of Party and State, and the second one on knives carried by many SA men in Danzig; petition from Catholic priests relating to the suppression of Catholic Youth organizations; post scriptum regarding the fact that Danzig and Poland agreed on Nederbragt as President of the Port and discussed terms with him.

A. Eden on the Danzig Constitution; powers of Danzig government; A. Forster would benefit by Constitutional change; A. Greiser-A. Forster; Komarnicki and Polish information activities; hopes for delay in Constitution changes; moderates and extremists within the Nazi party; international criticism unites Nazi party; A. Forster's attachment to British; invitation to J. Avenol to visit Danzig; evolution of National-Socialist party; careerism of Danzig National-Socialist leaders.

C. Burckhardt's letter on J. Avenol's visit to the Baltic States and maybe at the same time to Danzig.

Survey on International Affairs by Toynbee on Danzig for '36; S. Lester's comments; constant uncertainty regarding German line; A. Greiser's and A. Forster's characters; A. Greiser's departure from reception in 1936; Polish alarm in July 1936; Poland's position with League of Nations in retreat; J. Avenol and not Council responsible for S. Lester's appointment as Deputy Secretary-General; C. Burckhardt's sympathy towards National-Socialists.

Press summaries from 11 to 22 January 1937, in English and French, collected by S. Lester: extracts from different newspapers such as the "Danziger Neueste Nachrichten", the "Vorposten", the "Gazeta Polska", "Naprzod", etc. on H. Rauschning's article regarding Danzig; the seizure of different newspapers; the publication of the "Tumultschadengesetz"; etc.

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.

Instructions for the new Danzig High Commissioner.

S. Lester's annual report; post-September events such as political parties, decrees, weakening opposition; possible Polish-Danzig agreement; Danzig's future; Poland's policy; fear of a recrudescence of the Danzig-Polish conflict.

Comments on the draft report; position of the High Commissioner uncertain as regards the Danzig Constitution; petitions; position of S. Lester's successor in Danzig needed to be clarified.