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1 September 1940 (1)
Pp 274/1/573-579 · Document · 1940.09.01
Fait partie de Private Archives

Verbatim record of the telephone conversation between C.J. Hambro and S. Jacklin (South Africa), Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury: need to adopt a budget otherwise the Member States could assume in absence of budget that the League of Nations does not exist any more, the only way of getting a budget adopted was by a Supervisory Commission meeting, but difficulties to get a quorum.

1 September 1940 (2)
Pp 274/1/579-580 · Document · 1940.09.01
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Summary of the questions to be put to C.J. Hambro further to C.J. Hambro and S. Jacklin telephone conversation.

2 October 1940
Pp 274/1/626-627 · Document · 1940.10.02
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Message of sympathy from Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary in London, to S. Lester further to the difficulties at the Spanish frontier; Sir C. Kisch emphasized that in London they had confidence in S. Lester and S. Jacklin; René Lucien Daniel Massigli (France), League of Nations man at the Quai d'Orsay, he also carried the Embassy at Ankara, called S. Lester on Vichy and Marshal Pétain; E.J. Phelan (Ireland), ILO official and Pardo left to the USA; S. Lester shocked by Pardo's attitude, interested in money and unhelpful Member of the Supervisory Committee meeting.

18 October 1940
Pp 274/1/645-646 · Document · 1940.10.18
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Letter from J.G. Winant, Director of ILO to S. Lester to congratulate S. Lester and S. Jacklin for carrying on the work of the League of Nations Organization and securing its integrity; attack on Greece by Italy.

13 November 1940
Pp 274/1/648-651 · Document · 1940.11.13
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"Malaise" with S. Jacklin ascribed to nerve strain, moral difficulties and preoccupations, separation from his family, etc; S. Jacklin's qualities: integrity, financial ability, considered as one of the pillars of the League of Nations Organization; question of setting up an office outside to collect contributions: S. Jacklin's fear to be sent to the United States, his plan to return to Treasury in London to finish his career, S. Lester understood S. Jacklin's decision, but at the same time was shocked, British Government would not be happy at seeing the last senior British official go away from the League of Nations Secretariat.

22 November 1940
Pp 274/1/658-659 · Document · 1940.11.22
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Da Silva, the only Portuguese official in the League of Nations Secretariat, wanted to resign to take up a new position in Lisbon; da Silva to S. Lester on S. Jacklin's, League of Nations Treasurer; questions on da Silva's personal political views and S. Jacklin's attack on T. Aghnides; S. Lester explained to da Silva not to take the Treasurer's remarks too seriously, because S. Jacklin was not at his best, suffering from gout, rheumatism and nerves.

7 January 1941
Pp 274/1/675-676 · Document · 1941.01.07
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British Army victory: Bardia, seaport in Eastern Libya, site of a major Italian fortification, has fallen; Roosevelt "Fireside Talk" and message to Congress: promises to help nations struggling against aggressors; "City" of London burned out; news from S. Jacklin, near Martinique; new alarm about France following the fall of P. Laval.

30 January 1941 (2)
Pp 274/1/696-702 · Document · 1941.01.30
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J. Avenol's present life: he made himself pitiable and ridiculous, he was at Vichy and Geneva following the P. Laval crisis, he tried to prevent France from paying the League of Nations contribution for 1940 but failed, he accused S. Lester and E.H.R. Vigier (France) League of Nations, Political Section, of being traitors; S. Jacklin's difficult journey to the USA; improvement of the situation with the Spanish Government regarding transit visas; General war situation; German war strategy; P. Laval affair of 13.12.1940: Marshal Pétain tricked P. Laval, French Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, also nominated successor to the Head of the State, into giving his resignation, it seemed Marshal Pétain (84 years of age) had never forgiven P. Laval the meeting between Marshal Pétain and A. Hitler at Montoire, because it was arranged in such a way that Marshal Pétain had no alternative but to go and that thereafter P. Laval tried to supplant Marshal Pétain and did not want Marshal Pétain to intervene or affect P. Laval's pro-German policy, Marshal Pétain was prepared to fulfil all the terms of the Armistice and to collaborate economically with Germany, but not to hand over the fleet or the ports, P. Laval remained since under German protection in Paris and the Franco-German collaboration was stopped.