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Danzig expenditure and revenue; gold leaving Danzig; Government's action; Centre Party's newspaper referring to A. Greiser's broadcast speech.

Display of Swastika flags on public buildings, Catholic youth uniforms, recruiting campaign on behalf of the German army, no Danzig new questions on the League of Nations Council Agenda, High Commissioner's appointment renewal.

Situation in Europe and Danzig; League of Nations in collapse and disarray; Von Radowitz on Germany's position regarding the Danzig question; propaganda attacks on S. Lester and the League of Nations; S. Lester's report to Geneva on recent events in Danzig and especially on the cruiser "Leipzig" incident regarded as serious; talks between S. Lester and Lubienski, J. Beck's personal lieutenant, on Germany's position regarding the Danzig question; A. Greiser's violent speech against the League of Nations; S. Lester disappointed by J. Beck's statement after A. Greiser's violent speech, so that he informed Lubienski he thought his mission in Danzig had ended; secret meeting of the League of Nations Council because of the gravity of the situation; J. Beck's assurance that Poland would come to the support of the Danzig High Commissioner if necessary; S. Lester's anxiety because of rumours about his house in Danzig in flames and his family in flight, but the situation was still peaceful; talks between S. Lester and J. Beck on Poland's position and the cooperation required in case of disturbance in Danzig; talks between S. Lester and J. Avenol on the League of Nations' and the High Commissioner's difficult position in Danzig, on Poland's attitude and on S. Lester's go-slow policy in Danzig; disappearance, at the same time, of Abyssinia as a State.

Interview on the carrying out of the League of Nations Council's recommendations, on the question of the Danzig reunification to the German Reich, on the so-called respect of the Constitution by the Danzig Nazi Government, and on the problem of the interdependence of the Government and the Party.

Summary of Danzig press: A. Greiser's speech on the National-Socialist Party, Danzig and the National-Socialism, and the Danzig Constitution.

Extract from the "Danziger Neuesten Nachrichten" of 1 February 1936.

Polish Minister K. Papée's letter of 19 June 1936 to A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, on the recent violent events in Danzig (translation in French enclosed); K. Papée to S. Lester on measures undertaken including the banning of demonstrations and public meetings and on A. Forster's position; rumours concerning various people including S. Lester, that would have asked the Council to put in a force of international police; Von Radowitz and S. Lester on Danzig: if the situation became out of control S. Lester would ask the Council to accept his resignation; talks between K. Papée's and S. Lester on the possible action of Poland in defence of her interests; immediate danger in Danzig seemed to have been avoided.

A. Greiser's speech indicated a policy of defiance of the League of Nations regarding constitutional questions and a turning point in the history of Danzig.