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Document · 1936.01.23
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Extract from the "Yorkshire Post" on Danzig political situation: Nazis in power seeking to convert Danzig into a Nazi outpost, application of an anti-constitutional policy, influence of A. Forster and A. Greiser, suppression of opposition newspapers, but the League of Nations was guarantor of the Constitution, condemnation by the Hague Court of the decrees of the Senate introducing the "Nazi idea of justice", which took no account of law and could inflict punishment according to "sound, popular feeling", no provision for Danzig return to the Reich, Danzig was a Free City under the League of Nations' supervision.

Document · 1936.01.19
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Extract from the "Sunday Times": attacks on the Danzig High Commissioner by the German Press on the grounds of his proposal of setting up a Committee to investigate the Danzig situation further to Opposition Parties' complaints and of his criticism of A. Forster and A. Greiser.

Document · 1936.06.15
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Extract from the "Daily Mail": S. Lester's intervention following a National Socialist attack on a German National Party meeting, one of the Danzig Opposition Parties; Danzig National-Socialist leader A. Forster's warning that the Danzig Nazis would not give in to the Opposition Parties.

Document · 1936.06.29
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Extract from the "Manchester Guardian": violent attack on S. Lester, that began with the incident of the visit of the German cruiser "Leipzig"; A. Forster's statement to the Danzig press explaining that S. Lester continually interfered with the internal political affairs of Danzig and that he protected the Opposition Parties.

Press Cutting "A Dantzig"
Document · 1936.06.30
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Extract from "Le Temps": violent attack on S. Lester and his administration by German Authorities and by A. Forster following the slight directed against S. Lester by the captain of the visiting German cruiser "Leipzig", A. Forster's declaration accusing S. Lester of undue interference in Danzig internal affairs, and of protecting Opposition Parties, A. Forster's statement that a High Commissioner in Danzig was useless.