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On P. de Azcarate's appointment as Deputy Secretary-General.

Colombia's appeal under article 15 of the League of Nations Covenant on the disputed border town of Leticia, ceded to Colombia by Peru under treaty in 1922. According to the Peruvian Government the cession of Leticia to Colombia was unjustified.

A Committee of Three including S. Lester (Irish Free State), Madariaga (Spain), and Matos (Guatemala) was appointed by the League of Nations Council to follow the Colombia-Peru dispute. Ireland was a member of the League of Nations Council.

Summary of events (from Francis Paul Walters' book, "A history of the League of Nations", p. 536, London: Oxford University Press, 1952).

1932 Sep: Peruvians occupy Leticia, Lima disavows them;
1933 Jan: S. Lester on behalf of de Valera reminds two countries of duties as members
of the League of Nations,
Case brought before Council,
Feb: Article 15 involved by Colombia,
Mar: Council recommendations (against Peru),
Council sets up Advisory Committee (S. Lester chairman),
May: War threatens, emergency meeting of Advisory Committee,
New Peruvian president cooperative, S. Lester convenes Council,
two governments table agreement,
Jun: League of Nations flag hoisted in Leticia for a year, all well.

Disarmament Conference: second year reconvened in January 1933. The Conference separated in June 1934. No agreement.

Photograph only with a legend in German.

The Irish Journalist wanted to inform S. Lester of the publication of this article on "Danzig", which seemed to him to be an attack on S. Lester, the article explained that in 1922 S. Lester was on the side of rebellion against the established Constitution in Ireland and that when he was appointed League of Nations official, he upheld the Danzig Constitution dictated by the Powers, the article also insisted on the fact that Danzig was a powder-magazine of Europe, and that the laws introduced by the Nazis of Danzig conflicted with the League of Nations' Constitution of Danzig.

Press attack on S. Lester, ill-informed press.

Extract from the "Sunday Times": attacks on the Danzig High Commissioner by the German Press on the grounds of his proposal of setting up a Committee to investigate the Danzig situation further to Opposition Parties' complaints and of his criticism of A. Forster and A. Greiser.

Extract from the "Manchester Guardian" on the League of Nations Council session regarding Danzig unsatisfactory situation and petitions, no effective measures taken by A. Greiser as requested by the Council to remedy to discriminatory action taken by the Danzig Nazi Senate, abuses still being perpetrated, violations of the Danzig Constitution; dispute between Soviet Russia and Uruguay.

Extract from the "Danziger Vorposten" Nr. 23 on President A. Greiser and the situation in Danzig after the League of Nations meeting.

Extract from the "Danziger Vorposten" Nr. 26 on the situation in Danzig, Gauleiter A. Forster's speech and S. Lester's annual report.