Enclosed is F. Walters' reply in English of 30 April 1935: Danzig questions to the Council, Rapporteur's report, F. Walters' wish to write to W. Strang about all this.
F. Walters did not recall the matter as the telegram was dated 1940.
F. Walters took the responsibility for the burning of Sir Eric Drummond's papers.
Need for staff in London; A. Cadogan not convinced by F. Walters that it was time to set up a section of the Secretariat in London.
Countersigned by F. Walters.
F. Walters: S. Lester's telegram was a tactical move, asking for a written reply.
S. Lester requested F. Walters' and the Secretary-General's views regarding the procedures: a report by the Rapporteur would have been the normal procedure, S. Lester proposed the appointment of a Committee to report on the Zentrum Party's petition and Catholic Priests' petition, as well as to study some Danzig constitutional points, or that the Rapporteur wished the matter to be adjourned to enable him to study the legal points raised, S. Lester thought either of these procedures would be better than the mere withdrawal of the questions from the Council Agenda.
Elections in Danzig made it difficult to pay a visit to S. Lester.
S. Lester wanted some specific information to be sent to the Committee of Three appointed by the Council to follow Danzig affairs, F. Walters found this material also of interest to the Council.