S. Lester's personal notes for his farewell speech: after five years, he was resigning his duty as the Irish Representative in Geneva, before undertaking new duties as the Representative of the League of Nations at Danzig.
Short biography on S. Lester in view of his appointment as High Commissioner at Danzig.
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.
Extract from the "Evening Herald": S. Lester appointed High Commissioner of Danzig by the Council of the League of Nations; Poles' protest against his election; S. Lester supported by J. Simon, leader of the British delegation at Geneva.
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.
Extract from the "Chicago League of Nations Chronicle" on S. Lester's appointment supported by all countries members of the League of Nations Council except Poland.
On Danzig elections and the Nazis' failure to reach their goal of two-thirds majority in the Free City.
Extract from "The Times" on A. Greiser's remarks made at an election meeting in support of the National-Socialist Party.
Enclosed is F. Walters' reply in English of 30 April 1935: Danzig questions to the Council, Rapporteur's report, F. Walters' wish to write to W. Strang about all this.
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.