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Document · 1933.10.26
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Extract from the "London Evening News": S. Lester appointed High Commissioner of Danzig by the League of Nations Council - S. Lester's appointment supported by J. Simon, Britain's Foreign Secretary - The Polish Foreign Minister objected to having any representative of a Great Power in which he included representatives of the British Dominions, as High Commissioner at Danzig - As a result of the French delegate Paul Boncour's intervention, the Polish representatives withdrew their objections to S. Lester's election - Chronology of events on Danzig.

Document · 1933.10.19
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Extract from the "Cork Examiner": S. Lester's reputation, qualities, and success as the permanent representative of the Irish Free State to the League of Nations, made him fit to govern the Free City of Danzig as High Commissioner; chronology of events on Danzig.

Document · 1935.04.13
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About S. Lester's letter regarded incidents at the dissolution meeting of the Volkstag: the "Lunds Dagblad" quoted this letter as a report by the Danzig High Commissioner to the League of Nations Secretary General; comments of the "Lunds Dagblad", known for its fascist views, on S. Lester and the Danzig situation; no idea about this leakage of official informations, but it could not have occurred at the League of Nations Secretariat.