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Excerpt from the book with various references to S. Lester.

Press interview: further to an article published by the "Krakauer Illustrierte Kurier" of 24 January 1934, under the title "Mr. Forster must disappear from Danzig", the Danzig reporter of the "Deutsche Zeitung" asked President H. Rauschning to answer the three following questions: 1. Danzig's policy of peace 2. Measures concerning formation of prices 3. State and Party.

File contains mainly financial documents and correspondence relating to refugee evacuation operations, a list of Armenian refugees needing financial assistance and a LON document (C.61.M.23.1923) "Russian Refugees - Report by Dr. Hansen" dated 24 January 1923.

File mainly contains certificates, visa requests and other travel dcouments.

Extract from the "Cork Examiner" on S. Lester's role in Danzig; summary on Danzig history.

Extract from the "Irish Independent": S. Lester and his family preparing for their move from Geneva to Danzig; life and housekeeping in Geneva; S. Lester's wife invited to the opening of a beauty salon in Dublin.

Extract from the "Journal de Genève" on Danzig before the League of Nations Council.

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.

Extract from the "Daily Mail" on the decision taken by A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate and A. Forster, Danzig Nazi leader, to organise a regular "army" in Danzig based on the Reichswehr model.