S. Lester's letter addressed to F.P. Walters in Oxford on F.P. Walters' and the United States' optimism as to the future of international organisations; S. Lester's pessimism trying to solve financial problems and to keep the League of Nations remnants, affected by war measures, in activity; A. Loveday's satisfaction with the removal of his Section to the USA, the hope of the possible move of the Opium Section to the USA, the fact that just before his resignation J. Avenol planned to go to Versailles with the Marshal Pétain; news on various colleagues, because of the precarious situation of the League of Nations A. Loveday would be the rallying point.
- Nov. 1938: Lettre concernant la préparation de la Conférence au Mexique et la collaboration entre le Bureau sanitaire panaméricain et l'Organisation d'Hygiène;
- Dec. 1939: Télégramme au sujet de la représentation de l'Albanie à l'Assemblée.
S. Lester's letter to A. Sweetser: F. Walters' leaving, threat of invasion of Switzerland, changing Geneva policy.
(S. Lester's or F.P. Walters'?) note on League of Nations for Foreign Office.
F.P. Walters on imminent danger; Hungarian Government preparing to enter anti-Comintern Pact and leave League of Nations; Bucknell, US Consul, and many of his colleagues convinced war is coming; letter of J.H. Cousins, who worked in the Department of Fine Arts at an Indian University, to S. Lester; letter of Alfred O'Rahilly, professor of physics at an Irish University, to S. Lester.
S. Lester's comments on F.P. Walters' Danzig memorandum.
- Aide-mémoire;
- Projet de résolution concernant les relations entre l'Italie et l'Ethiopie;
- Jan. 1935: Lettre de la Délégation éthiopienne signée par Téclé Hamariate;
- Correspondence with Pilotti, Walters.
Discussion of report first with F.P. Walters and then with J. Avenol - Sean Lester's report could be misinterpreted as anti-Nazi; however it received full support as for its politics.
S. Lester wanted some specific information to be sent to the Committee of Three appointed by the Council to follow Danzig affairs, F. Walters found this material also of interest to the Council.
Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - Soviet move against Uruguay; work with F.P. Walters and J. Avenol on draft report on Danzig; reactions of Poles Danzigers; reactions of German Press and English Press.