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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.

Two of the arrested officials remained in custody, A. Greiser's promise not kept, A. Greiser's speech referring to the arrests.

S. Lester on the full maintenance of constitutional rights during the elections; A. Greiser's explanation: elections held to restore the Councils superseded by State Commissioners; Party manoeuvre: elections held only in the two districts of Danzig out of three, in which the National Socialist Party was assured of a majority; incidents with the Police and the National Socialist Party, "Kulturkammer": doubtful aspects from a Constitutional point of view.

A. Greiser's radio speech: the Government would guarantee complete freedom for the elections to the Parties to develop their political campaign.

A. Greiser denied his intention to resign; A. Forster's and A. Greiser's quarrel; note in French on A. Forster's speech entitled "Compte-rendu d'un discours prononcé par M. Forster samedi le 16 novembre 1935".

A. Greiser's speech at a meeting of the National Socialist Party in Danzig, reported in the "Danziger Vorposten"; copy of A. Greiser's speech in French, entitled "Discours prononcé par le Vice-Président du Sénat M. Greiser à la Sporthalle le 9 octobre 1934 (D. Vorposten du 10.X.1934)".

A. Greiser's speech on Danzig Foreign Policy, petitions and the League of Nations, the High Commissioner's role, the Danzig-Polish relations, the Danzig currency and economy; S. Lester refused invitations to meet Schacht; with a routing slip from J. Avenol to A. Loveday requesting his remarks on this letter.

S. Lester's action on proposed elections; long exchange with A. Greiser.

Polish Government hoped full liberty of elections and that the new elections would not affect Danzig-Polish relations; H. Rauschning's intention of making a Concordat: no objection neither from the Vatican nor from A. Greiser, President of the Senate.

Oath to A. Hitler also taken in Danzig by members of the National Socialist Party, SA and SS; Catholic meeting to celebrate the establishment of the Catholic Youth; President A. Greiser's appeal to Danzig people to vote on the question of the Centre Party's (Zentrum) petition; "Warsaw Kurrier" on Danzig elections: Danzig status might be endangered by a victory of the National Socialists; talks between S. Lester and Senator Huth in charge of Public Works and Economics in the Senate on the Centre Party's denunciations, (Huth was candidate for the Senate presidency when H. Rauschning left); Huth's supporters included Linksmeyer (German Leader of the SA) and von Wnuck (President of the Volkstag); two warnings given to the Social Democrat newspaper "Volkstimme" by the Police President further to articles on the Harbour workers' conditions and on separatism.