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Negotiations on Danzig delayed; question of S. Lester's return to Danzig to clear up private affairs; question of a successor to S. Lester in Danzig.

S. Lester's annual report; post-September events such as political parties, decrees, weakening opposition; possible Polish-Danzig agreement; Danzig's future; Poland's policy; fear of a recrudescence of the Danzig-Polish conflict.

No diary notes for two months, because of the fear of spying work and the danger of having secret records of certain things; recapitulation of the events and situation since 4 July, such as the secret Council meeting, S. Lester's personal safety, the League of Nations guarantees, Polish Government's position, Berlin policy of boycotting the High Commissioner and the League of Nations, decrees against the Constitution, High Commissioner's position, "Leipzig" cruiser incident, dirtiness of the German policy, A. Greiser represented by cartoonists as a typical Nazi diplomat, Committee of Three, Spanish tragedy, J. Avenol's and F. Walters' comments on S. Lester's draft report.

S. Lester explained that he was shown a kind of threatening letter from J. Avenol: something to do with a sentence by the Tribune journalist who wrote that the Acting Secretary-General took over "en pleine tourmente".

Note prepared for Kelly: S. Lester's comments on J. Avenol's plans regarded as a disgusting treason to his post.

J. Avenol's pre-departure instructions and activities regarding the request of an office in the Library building and his two secretaries to be at his disposal; his pension fund; Tyler's contract to be renewed; his fury against S. Lester and T. Aghnides.

J. Avenol took refuge in Geneva; his explanations to the American Legation on the circumstances of his flight from France; J. Avenol's activities in France and collaborationist opinions; R. Tyler's and A. Dulles' views on J. Avenol being too pro-German.

On what Biraud said on R.M.F. Charron, J. Avenol and the selling of the League of Nations to the "Boches"; division in French opinion; R.M.F. Charron's role; Vilatte's collaboration blamed by Biraud.

Would British and Americans consider it undesirable that J. Avenol should become a member of the Franco-Swiss Association for aid to French refugees; S. Lester's and R. Tyler's opposite points of view on J. Avenol.