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All Lester, Sean (1888-1959)., 1 results1 Lester, Sean 1888-1959 Irish journalist, diplomat and last Secretary-General of the League of Nations Sean Lester was born on 27 September 1888 in County Antrim, Ireland, where his father was a shopkeeper. The family subsequently moved to Belfast and it is here, that after some years in the Methodist College, S. Lester ended his formal education. During a first period when he worked in a number of minor jobs, Lester discovered the cause of Irish independence. He joined the Gaelic League, an inspirational cultural organisation, and also the Dungarnon clubs, a young revolutionary group that sought to unite protestant and catholic Irish and to achieve independence for the country. Lester was also sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a small and secret organisation, and became a member of the Irish Volunteers. In 1909 Lester went into journalism, starting in small provincial newspapers, and finally in the national paper, The Freeman's Journal. Shortly after Ireland's independence was recognised, h, 1 results1

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S. Lester's Letter to J. Avenol: Notes about Two Interviews with A. Greiser and with K. Papée

Document · 1934.12.11

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Danzig Constitutional position had deteriorated; A. Greiser on Catholic Priests' Petition and Kulturkammer (revised decree); K. Papée on Danzig Courts discrimination against Poles, so-called "Traitors"; dismissal of 170 employees of the Polish State Railways in Danzig: Vorposten article headed "General dismissal of Danzig-German railwaymen by Poland".

S. Lester's Note Regarding von Radowitz, A. Greiser on "Traitors", Restrictions on Visits to S. Lester

Document · 1934.12.12

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Von Radowitz was the German Consul General; A. Greiser's speech denouncing the Opposition as "Traitors"; the Danzig police spied on S. Lester's visitors.

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