About the problem of the non recognition of Manchukuo and the boycott in the Secretariat's Draft Report; a letter from S. Lester to the President of the Drafting Committee, dated 30th January 1933 on S. Lester's suggestions to the draft report with extracts from the Lytton Report is enclosed to this document.
H. Rauschning, still President of the Senate, absent officially on sick leave but really because of political divergences in the Senate; threats to the Constitution temporarily eliminated; Poles' situation made uneasy by H. Rauschning's position; Danzig remained one of the test points in Europe.
A. Eden's reason not to come to Danzig was the lack of time.
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.
S. Lester's tribute to R. Stevenson; Council table: A. Eden's congratulations to S. Lester for his work in Danzig.
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.
Further to the agreement reached between A. Eden and A. Greiser at Geneva regarding the curtailment of the ban imposed on the "Danziger Volkstimme", three letters from A. Greiser dated 24 May, 17 June and 5 July and two letters from A. Eden dated 2 and 15 July.
Complaints from various Danzig people of the infringement of the Danzig Constitution by the Senate, the League of Nations Council decided to set up a Committee of Jurists, consisting of three members to examine the petitions and the Danzig Senate's observations thereon, with reference to Sir John Simon's report on the League of Nations as guarantor of the Danzig Constitution adopted by the Council on 18 January 1934.
Extract from the "Manchester Guardian" on discrimination cases exercised by the Nazi Government against Danzig People.
Extract from "The Times" on the Committee of Jurists appointed by the League of Nations Council to work on petitions from the Danzig population complaining of infringement of the Constitution by the Danzig Senate.