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A. Greiser proposed a visit of Schäfer, President of the Bank of Danzig, to Geneva; drafts from J. Avenol to S. Lester regarding the financial situation.

Weise from Deutschnational Party refused to vote for recent Danzig Government's measures and to form a Deutsches Front; measures taken by the Poles described as protective by them and reprisals by Danziger: Polish trade diverted from Danzig; S. Lester's letter of 22 June 1935 to A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, on press bans: "Die Neue Zeit" and "Danziger Echo" suppressed and on editor T. Loevy's expulsion from Danzig; S. Lester's note of 26 June 1935 on "Alleged continuation of anti-Jewish campaign", as well as on the new Bank decree issued on 29 June 1935: "Gesetzblatt für die Freie Stadt Danzig", no. 68.

The Poles obtained the withdrawal by the Danzig Senate of the decree of 1st August opening the Danzig frontiers freely to foreign goods of certain categories, the payment of customs duties in zloty and the promise that regarding the traffic, if necessary, the State Banks will have pourparlers; Danzig obtained the withdrawal of the Polish Customs decree of 18 July 1935, no use of the zloty in port and railway work, and the reaffirmation of the full use Harbour Agreement for the development of Danzig traffic of 18 September 1933.

Incidents in Danzig at an official dinner given by S. Lester in honour of visiting officers of the German Navy: President A. Greiser and some Nazis left abruptly the reception because of the presence of some members of the Opposition, incident immediately exploited by the Danzig radio station and newspapers, which obliged S. Lester to publicly refute their statement.

German press' support to A. Greiser; J. Beck's intervention misinterpreted in the Danzig press; enclosures on the Danzig Government's opposition to the League of Nations' intervention in the internal Danzig affairs: rough translation in French of an article entitled "Le gouvernement dantzikois vient à bout de l'opposition à Genève"; copies of two press cuttings in German "Danzigs Recht auf Eigenleben: eine Berliner Stimme zu den Genfer Verhandlungen, Eden und die Pressefreiheit", "Die Danziger Regierung setzt sich in Genf gegen die Opposition durch" (extracts from the "Danziger Vorposten" of 24 September 1935).

Anxiety of Colonel J. Beck, Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding the situation; S. Lester and K. Papée, Polish Minister, on necessary communication arrangements in case of emergency; all opposition papers suppressed; K. Papée's information on the suppression of opposition parties; S. Lester and K. Papée on A. Greiser's violent speeches against the League of Nations; Polish press pressure on Government; Danzig opposition and Senate's attitude.

Possible Danzig settlement; A. Greiser's possible resignation; High Commissioner as element in bargaining; S. Lester's interesting notes on Danzig events for talks with J. Avenol and members of the Council; S. Lester's contretemps to the first visit of the Italian Consul General, Count Ponzone; S. Lester's appointment with Noel, French Ambassador in Warsaw, one of the finest French diplomats; S. Lester's awareness of his responsibilities and the fact he was sitting at "the most dangerous point" in the European situation, as Noel noticed it.

Committee of Three and S. Lester's report; context of general European situation and difficult position of the League of Nations in Danzig; K. Papée on the German satisfactory reply to the Polish note, since Germany did not intend to do anything affecting the statute of Danzig; possible attacks on the High Commissioner with a view to prevent the League of Nations from guaranteeing the Constitution.

Danzig Government's action to control S. Lester's all visitors without S. Lester's consent: Danzig political police stationed outside the door of S. Lester's office, since the police control was established S. Lester received no visit from any of the Danzig Opposition political Parties.

S. Lester's appointment, on 30 September 1936, as League of Nations Deputy Secretary-General, was entirely J. Avenol's initiative; Secretariat's reactions regarding his appointment; League of Nations Assembly on the admission of the Abyssinian delegation; Locarno Conference; fear of Germany; Osusky, Czechoslovakian Minister in Paris, on Germany, Hitler, and Czechoslovakia; F. Walters' pessimistic view regarding great nations and the League of Nations, as well as a possible aggression launched by Germany; K. Papée on Polish policy and Danzig-Polish relations; S. Lester in Prague to meet Bruins, who used to be the American Consul in Danzig.