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J. Avenol's plans for S. Lester, A. Loveday (League of Nations Economic and Financial Section) and Rasmus Ingvald Berentson Skylstad, Norway, (League of Nations Minorities Questions Section): mission to the United States to negotiate the Princeton offer; T. Aghnides and J. Avenol on T. Aghnides' refusal to be in charge of the League of Nations Secretariat with limited powers, J. Avenol did not inform T. Aghnides on instructions received from Vichy to leave, J. Avenol assured T. Aghnides that S. Jacklin, South Africa, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury, fully agreed with his plans, untruth; Denmark withdrawal from the League of Nations; Permanent Court of Justice staff treated at Geneva as ordinary diplomats: Switzerland gave hospitality to the staff but did not welcome the Court as an Institution.

Message of sympathy from Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary in London, to S. Lester further to the difficulties at the Spanish frontier; Sir C. Kisch emphasized that in London they had confidence in S. Lester and S. Jacklin; René Lucien Daniel Massigli (France), League of Nations man at the Quai d'Orsay, he also carried the Embassy at Ankara, called S. Lester on Vichy and Marshal Pétain; E.J. Phelan (Ireland), ILO official and Pardo left to the USA; S. Lester shocked by Pardo's attitude, interested in money and unhelpful Member of the Supervisory Committee meeting.

J. Avenol telegraphed to the League of Nations Member States an extract from the letter on his departure he addressed to A. Costa du Rels (Bolivia), President of the Council: he also accused A. Costa du Rels of discourtesy, added a sentence saying S. Lester had been Secretary-General par interim since the 26 of July, what made S. Lester furious since it was not correct; S. Jacklin's fear (South Africa), Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury, on J. Avenol's possible attempts to get the League of Nations funds transferred; J. Avenol asked S. Jacklin to cancel a debt he owed the Pension Fund for arrears; R.M.F. Charron (France), League of Nations Finance and Economic Research Section, on funds and his future.

Part of the letter from S. Lester to S. Jacklin: further comments on the uncertain future of the League of Nations and its financial difficulties and on the ILO, which was, on the contrary, useful for internal American politics.

Da Silva, the only Portuguese official in the League of Nations Secretariat, wanted to resign to take up a new position in Lisbon; da Silva to S. Lester on S. Jacklin's, League of Nations Treasurer; questions on da Silva's personal political views and S. Jacklin's attack on T. Aghnides; S. Lester explained to da Silva not to take the Treasurer's remarks too seriously, because S. Jacklin was not at his best, suffering from gout, rheumatism and nerves.

Extract from C.J. Hambro's letter to S. Lester, further to S. Lester's request of the minutes (strictly confidential) of some discussions C.J. Hambro and others had at a meeting, in which S. Jacklin participated.

Message from A. Cadogan, appointed in 1936 Assistant Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, to S. Lester on a preliminary meeting of the Supervisory Commission, end of July 1941 in Montreal, to consider draft budget, C.J. Hambro and S. Jacklin will attend, S. Lester should also attend but because of serious risk inherent in his departure from Geneva, he might have difficulty in returning from the USA or Canada, he was suggested to delegate his authority, Makins and A. Cadogan attached importance in preserving League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.

S. Lester's letter to A. Loveday: S. Lester's negative opinion of S. Jacklin, because of the promises S. Jacklin made to J. Avenol concerning J. Avenol's remuneration.

Dictated notes: J. Avenol: possible resignation of S. Jacklin; attempt to approach Germany through contacts with W. Krauel, German Consul General.

J. Avenol's present life: he made himself pitiable and ridiculous, he was at Vichy and Geneva following the P. Laval crisis, he tried to prevent France from paying the League of Nations contribution for 1940 but failed, he accused S. Lester and E.H.R. Vigier (France) League of Nations, Political Section, of being traitors; S. Jacklin's difficult journey to the USA; improvement of the situation with the Spanish Government regarding transit visas; General war situation; German war strategy; P. Laval affair of 13.12.1940: Marshal Pétain tricked P. Laval, French Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, also nominated successor to the Head of the State, into giving his resignation, it seemed Marshal Pétain (84 years of age) had never forgiven P. Laval the meeting between Marshal Pétain and A. Hitler at Montoire, because it was arranged in such a way that Marshal Pétain had no alternative but to go and that thereafter P. Laval tried to supplant Marshal Pétain and did not want Marshal Pétain to intervene or affect P. Laval's pro-German policy, Marshal Pétain was prepared to fulfil all the terms of the Armistice and to collaborate economically with Germany, but not to hand over the fleet or the ports, P. Laval remained since under German protection in Paris and the Franco-German collaboration was stopped.