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Document · 1935.02.22
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E. Giustiniani attended the meeting to dissolve the Volkstag on behalf of S. Lester; memorandum from Brost (Social Democratic journalist), representative of the "Volkstimme" to S. Lester on the Volkstag meeting; Von Wnuck, President of the Volkstag: incidents occurred with the Communist leader and between A. Forster and Brost (only Opposition journalist present, also known as the channel used by the Social Democratic Party for communication with S. Lester); Brost's notes were seized by A. Greiser, President of the Senate.

Document · 1935.03.22
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Catholic Bishop O'Rourke denounced pagan tendencies, Marxism and Bolshevism in politics; A. Forster's speech: people giving information to the High Commissioner were "traitors and separatists"; A. Greiser's remarks: National Socialism accepted by whole German people except some anti-German elements in Danzig protected by an out-of-date Constitution.

Document · 1935.04.12
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S. Lester's note of 3 April 1935 on A. Greiser's and S. Lester's interview: re-A. Greiser's public speech regarding the High Commissioner and the League of Nations; K. Papée not responsible for leakage, E. Giustiniani neither; press exageration regarding S. Lester; German speakers at elections; Polish march; S. Lester's notes of 12 April 1935: A. Greiser supplied the press with the interview between himself and S. Lester; attack upon E. Giustiniani; rectifying text for public; A. Greiser's threat, his possession of S. Lester's letter to J. Avenol.

Document · 1935.05.22
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Komarnicki: Representative of Poland at the Eighty-Sixth Session of the League of Nations Council held on 24 May 1935; W. Malkin: impossibility of a Committee of Jurists doing anything more than take a decision on the matters raised in the petitions, before the findings of the Committee of Jurists be acted upon a meeting of the Council will be necessary.

Document · 1935.06.18
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S. Lester's note of 18 June 1935 entitled "Dr. Schacht's speech in Danzig on Friday 14th June", Schacht was President of the Reichs Bank, on absurdity of the separation of Danzig from the Reich, Germany's help to Danzig, difference of economic interests between Danzig and Poland; S. Lester's note of 17 June 1935 regarding talks between S. Lester, A. Greiser, and Boettcher on Schacht's speech, employment in Germany on the basis of the voluntary transfer of Danzig officials, Polish protest against the foreign exchanges decree, "Volkstimme" ban, A. Forster's power reduced and his possible removal, the dismissal from State or municipal employment of workers on the grounds of their political opinions (question for Geneva), S. Lester and the "Einwohnerwehr": new decree issued for the re-organization of this body of special police (S. Lester was against militarisation), the compulsory labour corps, A. Forster's speech on the National Socialist programme regarding the spreading of the spirit of A. Hitler, and the destruction of Parties in discord with Germany.