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A. Greiser's idea about the leakage of High Commissioner's letter: it was conveyed to Berlin by friends in touch with J. Avenol.
S. Lester's notes on A. Greiser's manoeuvres with Weise, leader of the Deutschnational Party to get the votes of his Party to obtain the two-thirds majority necessary for a revision of the Danzig Constitution, Weise refused; and with the Supreme Court on the necessities of the Danzig State making a violation of the Constitution legal.
League of Nations Secretariat at the disposition of the Danzig Government; problems for representations to the Bank for International Settlements; R.M.F. Charron to study the Danzig financial situation.
Two of them, Ludwig Weber, "Oberregierungsrat Verwaltungsgerichtdirektor" and Friederich Chall, "Kriminalsekretär", in Schutzhaft (protective custody), an action of the police in opposition to what A. Greiser's declared regarding a legal procedure and public trial.
Two of the arrested officials remained in custody, A. Greiser's promise not kept, A. Greiser's speech referring to the arrests.
S. Lester's object: to convince A. Greiser and K. Papée that a rapprochement was in the interests of Danzig and Poland; S. Lester's query: will A. Greiser and A. Forster be able to work together much longer?
A. Greiser's speech reminding Poland that Danzig was a powder-barrel; the Senate was ordered by the High Court to reinstate the unjustly condemned man; "Einwohnerwehr": this (semi-military) "Landespolizei" was increased, unless there was no justification in the Danzig situation for these increased forces.
Further to the agreement reached between A. Eden and A. Greiser at Geneva regarding the curtailment of the ban imposed on the "Danziger Volkstimme", three letters from A. Greiser dated 24 May, 17 June and 5 July and two letters from A. Eden dated 2 and 15 July.