Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - A. Eden's declaration at opening of Council debate on Danzig situation; A. Greiser's, President of the Danzig Senate, declaration; social life: dinner with J. Avenol, J. Beck, Litvinov, Titulesco, Monch, Haar, Aras; work on draft report.
Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - Amendments to report on Danzig; report agreed to by British, Poles and Danzigers; talks with Wolfgang Krauel, German Consul General, A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, (on A. Forster) and A. Eden.
Leaving Geneva for Danzig; A. Eden as rapporteur on Danzig question.
The British wanted the League of Nations to continue, and that States carry out their obligations; question of the future seat of the League of Nations.
Senator Boeck (Education) and President of Volkstag E. Beyl; Regierungs-Präsident Budding from East Prussia; A. Eden's first official parliamentary speech as Foreign Minister; inspection and censorship of S. Lester's letter to J. Avenol by the Nazis.
Events of past six weeks - New Danzig government policy; role of Hitler; riots in Poland, anti-sovietism; session with Danzig Senate; possible renewal of S. Lester's mandate; 11 May session of League of Nations; Abyssinia; S. Lester's re-appointment: A. Eden, J. Avenol; future League of Nations position in Danzig; disarray in Geneva; Dublin reaction to work in Danzig; American Shoe Club: collection of shoes that have been worn by men of renown.
Anthony Eden wrote from the House of Commons.
On the possible participation in the San Francisco Conference; and the preparation for the League of Nations Assembly.
Extract from the "Sunday Times": A. Eden, Foreign Secretary, will attend the League of Nations Council's session on Italo-Ethiopian dispute and the complaint of the Minority Parties in Danzig against methods employed and decrees issued by the Nazi Government that violated the principles of the Constitution; Goebbel's speech in Berlin claiming return of the German colonies.