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Stachnik's views (Centre Party): a dissolution would be harmful to Danzig, because National Socialists required a majority to denounce the Polish agreements or to return to Germany, he also criticized A. Greiser's conception of democracy, the catastrophic situation of the public finances and insisted on the fact that the League of Nations was the only guarantor of the Danzig Constitution; Gehl (Social Democratic leader) also referred to the catastrophic economic and financial situation, and to the discontent in the National Socialism Party with the Constitution, for him elections would concern principally the Constitution; A. Greiser's views: no intervention of the League of Nations in Danzig internal affairs, the Senate decided new elections as wished by the majority.

Election campaign; "Volkstimme" new suppression; accusations of "traitor"; Danzig and the free Saar; communications with the Danzig Senate on the freedom of the elections; press articles on the alleged report by S. Lester on incidents in the Volkstag; A. Greiser's accusations against S. Lester regarding this report; A. Greiser's speech to the judges; press and alleged terrorism.

Opening of the Nazi election campaign: A. Forster's speech on "separatism of the Social Democratic, Zentrum and Deutsch National Parties" and on claims put before the League of Nations by the Zentrum Party and others, that would not be taken seriously in the future; reapparition of the "Volkstimme" because of the elections; "Vorposten" (A. Forster's organ) on the petitions.

Extract from "The Times" regarding the Saar and Danzig before the League of Nations: the Council most important decision was that of determining the future of the Saar, S. Lester reported upon dispute in Danzig.

Elections in Danzig made it difficult to pay a visit to S. Lester.

Excerpt from "The Observer" describing the meeting of the League of Nations Council during which A. Greiser, the Nazi President of the Danzig Senate, demanded a change in the relationship between the League of Nations and the city of Danzig; this demand included either the appointment of a new High Commissioner to replace S. Lester or the abolition of League of Nations control over Danzig.

Excerpt from the "Manchester Guardian" incidents in Danzig including assaults on people who did not salute the Nazi flag, fights between National Socialists and their opponents, and interferences with the meetings of opposition parties.

Excerpt from the "Catholic Herald" regarding the refusal of the commander of the German cruiser "Leipzig" to pay the standard courtesy visit to S. Lester.

Excerpt from the "Irish Independent" regarding conditions in Danzig including assaults on residents who refuse to salut the Nazi flag, the interference with meetings of political groups opposed to the Nazi party, and discourtesies to S. Lester in his role as High Commissioner of Danzig.

Extract from "The New Statesman and Nation" on the situation in Danzig: A. Greiser's violent declarations at Geneva; German propagandist campaign; Danzig Nazi Government and its violent action against non-Nazi people and the opposition parties; new wave of terror; attempts to humiliate the League of Nations; violent attacks by Danzig Nazis upon Nationalists with the death of several people as a result; Danzig opposition press forbidden; Poland's position; S. Lester's difficult action.