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Document · 1935.03.27
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Senate's reply to Polish Minister regarding the Saar/Danzig placard; "Gazette Gdansk"; Polish paper seized by the Police on account of the article: "Election terror by National Socialists"; A. Greiser's invitation to A. Eden to visit Danzig: negative reply; Aide-Mémoire dated 26 March 1935: S. Lester's reply to A. Greiser's speech containing fundamental inexactitudes as to the functions attributed to the League of Nations by the Treaties in force.

Document · 1935.12.11
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Deterioration of the situation regarding the Danzig Constitution; wish of the Nazi Party leaders to make Danzig a Nazi city in spite of the Constitution and the League of Nations; Council's recommendations not carried out; press suppressions; Danzig Government's attitude of open defiance of the League of Nations; High Commissioner's report on Gauleiter A. Forster's activities who was a real dictator in Danzig; new election petitioned for by the Opposition Parties; League of Nations' possible means of intervention; S. Lester convinced that the Danzig Government had no intention to keep the Constitution; special Committee of investigation to examine the Danzig laws and their administration.

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.

Document · 1935.06.18
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S. Lester's note of 18 June 1935 entitled "Dr. Schacht's speech in Danzig on Friday 14th June", Schacht was President of the Reichs Bank, on absurdity of the separation of Danzig from the Reich, Germany's help to Danzig, difference of economic interests between Danzig and Poland; S. Lester's note of 17 June 1935 regarding talks between S. Lester, A. Greiser, and Boettcher on Schacht's speech, employment in Germany on the basis of the voluntary transfer of Danzig officials, Polish protest against the foreign exchanges decree, "Volkstimme" ban, A. Forster's power reduced and his possible removal, the dismissal from State or municipal employment of workers on the grounds of their political opinions (question for Geneva), S. Lester and the "Einwohnerwehr": new decree issued for the re-organization of this body of special police (S. Lester was against militarisation), the compulsory labour corps, A. Forster's speech on the National Socialist programme regarding the spreading of the spirit of A. Hitler, and the destruction of Parties in discord with Germany.