Press cuttings on the young Danzig generation united in a same front and Himmler's visit to Danzig.
Press cuttings on Danzig elections.
On questions S. Lester wanted to discuss with Ferber, such as the press announcement that a Commissioner had been appointed by the Senate to replace the Municipal Council of Danzig, it seemed to S. Lester that the Senate's action was contrary to the Constitution, and the text of the declaration of the Police President Froböss to the Criminal Police, that officials should put themselves under the command of A. Hitler.
Regarding the problems to be handled by S. Lester such as the freedom of the press, the safeguard of the Danzig constitutional rights, etc.
Extract from "Le Matin" on the political crisis between H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig national-socialist Senate and A. Forster, chief of the national-socialist party of the Free City of Danzig: A. Forster's desire to supplant H. Rauschning.
S. Lester appointed High Commissioner for Danzig by the League of Nations Council took up his new post on the 1st of January 1934; Danzig situation: the Free City of Danzig and its surrounding territory were set up as an independent city and state under the Treaty of Versailles for the purpose of giving Poland a port; the role of the League of Nations and of the High Commissioner: the City State was placed under the protection of the League of Nations, which guaranteed her Constitution and to settle any disputes arising owing to the close relationships of Danzig with the Polish Republic, the League of Nations created the office of resident High Commissioner.
On S. Lester's appointment and duties as High Commissioner; on the status of Danzig: Free City under the protection of the League of Nations, separated from the rest of the Reich, though its population was overwhelmingly German, the harbour was under the authority of both Danzig and the Poles, the Poles took the precaution of building a new wholly Polish port, at the head of the corridor; tensions between the two peoples because of disputes concerning the alleged smuggling of German goods through Danzig to Poland; the Polish minority in Danzig complained of unfair discrimination and of attacks upon their persons and property; Nazis' victory at the Danzig elections; construction by the Poles of a new railway from Upper Silesia to the Baltic, which avoided Danzig and assured the economic freedom of the country.
The questions: was the Senate competent to reduce to zero the competence of the Municipal Council? Was the action of the Senate contrary to the Constitution or not?
Impressive demonstration in Danzig on the occasion of the visit of the "Reichsführer der SS" Himmler, and of "SA Gruppenführer" Schoene; talk between S. Lester and K. Papée on the provisions relating to Danzig as a military base; problem of the safety of the Gdynia Polish port; High Commissioner's action possible only on the question of arms; Danzig could not be regarded as an isolated problem.
Note from S. Lester to F. Walters, dated 16 March, requesting some papers on Danzig to be sent to the Rapporteur; note of 19 March listing the papers from the High Commissioner at Danzig sent to the Rapporteur.