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Document · 1936.10.24
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A. Greiser in bad odour in Berlin according to the rumours, he was a man of no initiative, A. Greiser's projected removal, Huth mentioned as his successor, but he was of less personal significance than A. Greiser; parody of the French popular song "Tout va très bien Madame la Marquise" in which J. Avenol replied to anxious enquiries about the League of Nations.

Document · 1936.07.17
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Possible Danzig settlement; A. Greiser's possible resignation; High Commissioner as element in bargaining; S. Lester's interesting notes on Danzig events for talks with J. Avenol and members of the Council; S. Lester's contretemps to the first visit of the Italian Consul General, Count Ponzone; S. Lester's appointment with Noel, French Ambassador in Warsaw, one of the finest French diplomats; S. Lester's awareness of his responsibilities and the fact he was sitting at "the most dangerous point" in the European situation, as Noel noticed it.

Document · 1936.07.23
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Question of the conformity of the Senate's decrees with the Danzig Constitution; A. Greiser's declarations that he would go no more to Geneva to discuss Danzig internal affairs; impossible to know what A. Greiser's intentions were; strained relations between the Danzig Senate and the League of Nations Council.

Document · 1935.02.25
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Attack on Wiese, leader of an Opposition Party; two meetings (Social Democratic Party and Catholic boys) broken up by SA men; order obliging proprietors of restaurants, rooms, etc. to report on all meetings taking place except National Socialists ones; imprisonment sentences for having insulted A. Hitler, Temp, the Commissioner of the Zoppot town, A. Greiser, etc.

Document · 1934.06.29
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Decree from the Senate prohibiting the publication of the "Volkstimme", Socialist newspaper, for six months; petition presented by Prost and Werber not merely against the suppression of the paper, but also the validity of the law of June 1933; A. Greiser's speech saying he will muzzle the opposition press; three incidents of recent times affecting the existence of the opposition Parties: the press organs of two of them prohibited and the Communist Party abolished; President H. Rauschning informed S. Lester the suppression of the newspaper was not definitive; H. Rauschning willing to open negotiations with the Socialists; S. Lester's impression was that the suppression of the newspaper was unjustified according to the Constitution.

Document · 1936.07.08
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S. Lester's report to the League of Nations Council further to the incident of the German cruiser; A. Forster's article demanding a revision of the League of Nations' relations with the Free City; German cruiser incident placed on the Agenda of the League of Nations Council; S. Lester at Geneva to participate in the Council's meeting; difficult relationships between Danzig and the League of Nations after President A. Greiser's speech; talks with K. Papée, Count Lubienski, Chef de Cabinet of Colonel Beck and J. Beck; S. Lester's view and Polish responsibilities.

Document · 1934.10.08
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Streiter, President's aide-de-camp, informed S. Lester of the situation: the action taken by S. Lester vis-à-vis the Senate probably stopped the application of the policy outlined in the ultimatum presented to H. Rauschning by A. Greiser on behalf of the Party; H. Rauschning's position had worsened, A. Greiser predicted as H. Rauschning's successor.