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A. Greiser's speech at a National Socialist election meeting on 23 March 1935.
Catholic Bishop O'Rourke denounced pagan tendencies, Marxism and Bolshevism in politics; A. Forster's speech: people giving information to the High Commissioner were "traitors and separatists"; A. Greiser's remarks: National Socialism accepted by whole German people except some anti-German elements in Danzig protected by an out-of-date Constitution.
Period of crisis and great insecurity in the world; League of Nations' strengthened or weakened position; situation in Danzig with the implementation of the new Government policy of cooperation with the League of Nations; public attacks on the League of Nations and the High Commissioner ceased; fear that the Rhineland coup be repeated in Danzig; A. Greiser's view on Danzig was that it would remain a Free City, but it needed a "Deutsche Front"; war fear; Jews' situation in Poland; K. Papée on the Locarno Pact; the Danzig flag only and not the Swastika might appear on public buildings; question of the renewal of S. Lester's mandate as Danzig High Commissioner.
On Boettcher's personal explanation as to what happened in his house and on personal misunderstanding between Boettcher, A. Greiser and S. Lester.
Extracts from different newspapers such as the "Danziger Neueste Nachrichten", the "Vorposten", the "Gazeta Gdanska", "Kurjer Poranny", "Polska Zbrojna" and "Naprzod", "Kurjer Warszawski", etc. on Strautmann's speech on the action against the League of Nations High Commissioner and the suppression of the Opposition Parties; attacks on Polish nationals in Danzig; attacks at Schöneberg; Gauleiter of Pomerania's and Reichsleiter Grimm's speeches; Poland and Danzig; A. Greiser that had left Danzig, etc.
A. Greiser proposed a visit of Schäfer, President of the Bank of Danzig, to Geneva; drafts from J. Avenol to S. Lester regarding the financial situation.
Press cuttings: "Greiser says: Danzig is severed from League" (London News Chronicle), "Hands off Danzig - Poland warns Germany", "Cabinet and the Danzig Crisis - Position regarded as serious", "Danzig Coup fears - Full Support for Irish Commissioner - Safety assured" (incomplete article), "Nazis' Olympic Interlude - Need of Foreign Money postpones Coups" (incomplete article); Press cuttings titles: "Poland's warning to Germany - Berlin hails Greiser as National Hero - Geneva Insult", "No Nazi Coup in Danzig - Poland warns Germany - Will act up to Statute - Geneva Confident", "Poland warns Germany - No Danzig Change by Force".