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A.N. Chamberlain's reversal of policy; C. Burckhardt three days back in Danzig: about European situation; J. Avenol: League of Nations in case of war; flight of Swiss capital.

A. Costa du Rels (Bolivia), President of the Council, requested S. Lester's advices to reply to J. Avenol's letter on his departure; S. Lester's note to S. Jacklin (South Africa), Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury, on J. Avenol's proposal to give R.M.F. Charron (France), League of Nations Finance and Economic Research Section, a year's indemnity in case of resignation.

John M. O'Sullivan to S. Lester; reductions in League of Nations budget; J. Avenol-Ludwig Rajchman (Poland) feud.

J. Avenol's plans for S. Lester, A. Loveday (League of Nations Economic and Financial Section) and Rasmus Ingvald Berentson Skylstad, Norway, (League of Nations Minorities Questions Section): mission to the United States to negotiate the Princeton offer; T. Aghnides and J. Avenol on T. Aghnides' refusal to be in charge of the League of Nations Secretariat with limited powers, J. Avenol did not inform T. Aghnides on instructions received from Vichy to leave, J. Avenol assured T. Aghnides that S. Jacklin, South Africa, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury, fully agreed with his plans, untruth; Denmark withdrawal from the League of Nations; Permanent Court of Justice staff treated at Geneva as ordinary diplomats: Switzerland gave hospitality to the staff but did not welcome the Court as an Institution.

Unsent S. Lester's letter (no correspondent name): Princeton University invitation, J. Avenol's plans for the League of Nations staff in accordance with the Swiss Government's wishes (possible indefinite paid leave for half of the League of Nations officials, J. Avenol's determination to remain Secretary-General in a kind of quasi-retirement, elimination of undesired League of Nations elements), French Government's decision to remain in the League of Nations with no French Secretary-General.

S. Lester's letter to Arthur Sweetser, United States, Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Information Section, on German troops along the Jura, closed to Switzerland, on disillusionments (J. Avenol) and League of Nations staff.

Talks with J. Avenol and the Supervisory Committee about financial and political problems; C.J. Hambro from Norway, delegate at the League of Nations Council sessions, strongly anti-German, was afraid of Ireland being made a German base for espionage; letter from S. Lester's wife Elsie: Ardagh Lodge; A. Hitler speaking from Danzig; V. Sokoline, League of Nations Secretariat official, office of the Secretary General, on Soviet moves; visit of the Palais des Nations by the Duke of Windsor back to England after three years' exile.

A. Costa du Rels, representative of Bolivia, as well as of several other Latin-American governments, President of the Council, and at that time Ambassador in Spain, on the French position: owing to the military situation, France (Vichy Government) did not want to play any big role in political matters, therefore J. Avenol should go with pressure of France if he would refuse; proposal for S. Lester to take over: S. Lester agreed if J. Avenol's political intrigues were stopped.

S. Lester's letter to E.J. Phelan (Ireland), ILO official: difficulties made by J. Avenol up to the last moment before his resignation, work difficulties with the Supervisory Committee meeting and the transfer of some League of Nations services to the USA.

Film on the League of Nations with S. Lester, J. Avenol and Vladimir Sokoline; talks with V. Sokoline from Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, League of Nations Secretariat official, office of the Secretary General.